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The Dispute Between Mercado Libre and Santa Fe Is Growing: “Arms, Drugs and Mercado Pago Devices”

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The dispute between Mercado Libre and the government of Santa Fe escalated in the last hours. First, from the platform of Marcos Galperin issued a statement to inform that the conditions of use of the app would be more expensive in that province because that administration charges more taxes than others in the country. The one in charge of responding was the Minister of Economy of Santa Fe, Pablo Olivares, who assured that this measure is a repr…

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The dispute between Mercado Libre and the government of Santa Fe escalated in the last hours. First, from the platform of Marcos Galperin issued a statement to inform that the conditions of use of the app would be more expensive in that province because that administration charges more taxes than others in the country. The one in charge of responding was the Minister of Economy of Santa Fe, Pablo Olivares, who assured that this measure is a repr…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The company Mercado Libre responded harshly to the Minister of Economy of Santa Fe, Pablo Olivares, after he pointed out it for the increase in the operating cost in the province due to the rise of Gross Revenues, and even linked it to drug trafficking. In a statement, the firm founded by Marcos Galperin said that the official’s statements “seek to divert the discussion with unfounded accusations” and do not address the real problem: the impact …

The governor questioned the decision of Marcos Galperin's company to discriminate provincial taxes and defended the collection of Gross Income. Fintech libertarian, uncomfortable with controls and taxes.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The provincial government, through the Minister of Economy Pablo Olivares, described the platform’s decision to digitize and adjust the commissions according to local fiscal pressure as “represalia.” The controversy between the Santa Fe government and the Free Market escalated during the first days of July, after the platform announced that, as of July 8, it will begin to show separately national and provincial taxes in each transaction. In its …

While Santa Fe's Minister of Economy, Pablo Olivares, added an unexpected element to the province's dispute with Mercado Libre by accusing the company of facilitating drug trafficking transactions, Governor Maximiliano Pullaro avoided addressing that issue and proposed that the company pay more in gross income tax as a matter of economic strategy.

The Argentine unicorn defended himself against the accusations of the Minister of Economy of Santa Fe, Pablo Olivares

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RosarioPlus broke the news in on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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