The Collection Agency of the province of Buenos Aires (ARBA) confirmed this Wednesday seized over a thousand tons of soybeans and corn, within the framework of the controlled operations of the grain trade it conducts in various parts of the territory of Buenos Aires.

“It’s an unusual context, post-pandemic and inclusive price war. There is inflation, which is a problem for families struggling to survive. In this framework, we have tightened controls to see avoidance, “stressed Cristian Girard, executive director of the collection agency for Axel Kicillof’s management.

The procedures take place in the middle of dissatisfaction of agriculture for raise withholdings from 31 to 33% to exports of soybean oil and flour, established in mid-March.

Rural protests include a Tractorazo to Plaza de Mayo, held by more than 200 rural entities on April 23. Among the sector’s demands, there is pressure on agricultural taxes, the elimination of withholdings, the reduction of public spending and the shortage of diesel during the harvest.

Days before the demonstration, the national government whitewashed the Unexpected Income Tax project for a portion of the companies that boosted their turnover during the Russia-Ukraine war. The initiative also paid off strong criticism in the industry sector.

In this situation, ARBA conducts control operations on 16 strategic routes of the Province, within the framework of thick cropswhich until now it has banned (kept the merchandise in custody) approximately one thousand tons of cereal for a total of 150 million pesos.

How the controls work

Girard also provided details of the truck controls that were carried out last week. “We check that they have it supporting documentation of the harvested production “, indicated by the director of ARBA.

He pointed out that, in case this need is not met, “was kidnapped the merchandise until the owner appearedpay fines and corresponding taxes, which is the 20% of the value of cereals “.

In this context, he graphs that the inspectors of the collection agency of Buenos Aires a truck carrying three tractors stopped and a mosquito truck for fumigation They have no supporting documentation.

Girard stressed that from various actions, such as intelligent control, operations and electronic notifications, they have already recovered. “over $ 2,000 million of prevention” on controls in the agricultural sector, and stressed that “the Agency works focus on the great evaders “.

“It’s a sector where there is a lot of economic concentration. We are focused on detecting large taxpayer evasion. Last year, we recovered $ 2,000 million in evasion and could pour into society in jobs, in infrastructure, in health, in education and in security, ”the official stressed.

The grain truck control is built in locations within the country from the Province of Buenos Aires such as Chivilcoy, General Villegas, Lobos, Pergamino, Rojas, Tres Arroyos and Bahía Blanca, as well as to Estación Olivera, Ramallo, Vedia, Colón, Junín, Pehuajó, Tornquist, Zárate; Y in the ports Quequén (Necochea) and Ingeniero White (Bahía Blanca).

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