Caputo Said that the Elimination of Tariffs in Tierra Del Fuego Was His Idea and that He Affects a Cousin of His – The Observatorial
- Minister of Economy Luis Caputo announced tariff and tax reductions on electronic products from Tierra del Fuego, effective by January 15, 2026.
- This measure follows prior tariff increases in March 2023 and involves reducing import duties and internal taxes on electronics made inside and outside the island.
- The reductions affect products by companies like Mirgor, owned by Caputo's cousin Nicolás 'Nicky' Caputo, and aim to lower logistics costs via a defined Courier system.
- The exemptions cost the state approximately US $1 billion annually while supporting 11,000 jobs on the island, including 8,000 in 20 electronics companies.
- The government's decision sparked labor unrest with strikes from UOM unions defending jobs, reflecting tensions over the economic impact of the tariff changes.
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The Argentina Taboo, Between the Competition and the Island of Fantasy
It will remain for the family anecdote to see if finally Luis Caputo, Minister of Economy, communicated at least by telephone with his cousin brother and owner of Mirgor, Nicolás Caputo, with whom he also gets along well, in order to anticipate that he would take one of the measures most resisted by the electronic companies of Tierra del Fuego. They say that last week he had planned a conversation. Whether there was one or not, the concrete thin…
Caputo said that the elimination of tariffs in Tierra del Fuego was his idea and that he affects a cousin of his – The Observatorial
In the midst of a day marked by the elections of legislators for the city, who gave the winner of La Libertad, the Minister of Economy, the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, ratified his intention to advance with the reduction of tariffs and taxes for Electronic Products of Tierra del Fuegoalthough the measure affects its […]
A Measure "Against the World": Abel Furlan and the Opening of Imports The Leader of the UOM Criticized the National Government
The decision to eliminate tariffs on electronic products was branded by the general secretary of the Metallurgical Workers' Union as a "foul of national industry." In addition, he compared it with the decree of Mauricio Macri that enabled the import of notebooks in 2017: "It was a few years and in Argentina the most expensive computers in the world are still being purchased," Furlan argued in 750.
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