The initiative creates a regime to promote the production and processing of organic products for a period of 10 years, with tax benefits
By iProfessional
15/05/2023 – 08,37hs
The Commission of Economies and Regional Developmentchaired by deputy Ramiro Fernández Patri (FdT) ruled on the project of the Executive Branch that establishes a regime to promote organic production for regional economies.
In this sense, the deputy Patri Fernandezpromoter of the standard, considered that “organic production has multiple benefits for society, healthy eating, care for the environment, water. It means rooting, more intensive labor and professionalization of agriculture.”
After commenting that there is already “nearly 4 million acres of organic production”the legislator explained that the regulation will “generate new markets and contribute to raising awareness so that the consumption of organic production increases. Likewise, he said that it creates a registry and a tax bonus “represented by 70% of what they pay as a salary mass those companies that are dedicated to organic production, and may be used in AFIP to cancel other fiscal commitments”.
For his part, the official deputy German Martinez He explained that the project underwent some “small modifications” such as financing, the companies that will benefit and the non-reduction of contributions in employer contributions. “We want to make it clear that the financing floor -currently at 100 million- is upgradable, setting the objectives and scope of the law in those SME producers that need it from medium-sized companies and below. In addition to not reducing contributions to PAMI”, said the block leader of the Frente de Todos.
