Service stations cyclically make the decision not to accept credit cards from their consumers and they always do it for the same reasons: in protest the terms of crediting the money who charge for the sale of fuel e Commissions fixed by cards.
With this statement and the goal of increasing the treatment of a project to correct these situations, the leaders of the Chamber which brings together service station entrepreneurs (CECHA) participated on Tuesday in a meeting with the Commerce and Consumer Defense commissions of the Chamber of Deputies.
In a context marked by price lag, runaway inflation and lack of profitabilitywhich puts hundreds of stations on the verge of closure, it would be a great relief to be able to move forward with this initiative which would put an end to an unfair and harmful reality for the sector,” CECHA said in a statement.
“With this welcome from deputies from different blocs, we are taking the first step towards changing things,” said Alberto Boz, vice president of CECHA.
According to the entity, The goal is to achieve the amendment of Law 25.065, which allows you to definitively establish how ceiling 0.5% the rate for credit card payment transactions, regardless of the bank or issuing body, and that accreditation is reduced to 48/72 hours.
The project with the changes requested by the sector, under discussion in Congress, is to Deputy María Victoria Tejeda (Radical Evolution-Santa Fe). Among other things, this initiative establishes that -in the case of service stations-, the card issuer cannot under any circumstances make discounts or apply tariffs, for any concept, greater than 0.5% on the settlements presented.
Today, throughout the country, the terms of accreditation are much more permissive, as are the commissions which, together with the taxes, reach 1.5% to 1.8%, as detailed by the entity. And he clarified that “the only exception is Santa Fe, which has a favorable ruling in the first instance, obtained by FAENI, one of the main federations adhering to the Czech Republic, which substantially reduces the rate to 0.5% and the refund to three days “. .
CECHA believes that the Santa Fe ruling is “an extremely significant precedent, because in its case FAENI raises the abusive conditions imposed by a purely financial entity which acts as a passive partner and collects the few benefits generated by the marketing of fuels, repaying the balance in the term that is economically convenient for them”, they explain in the institution.
“With this statement we seek that all stations in the country operate on an equal footing and with clear and fair rules. We have been raising the dire conditions under which we operate for years and we hope to make our voice heard and reach the consensus necessary to advance in the discussion of the project”, highlighted Boz.
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Source: Clarin
