He Mayor of Salto, Andrés Limavalued as “positive” the government’s measure of establishing a 39% discount for fuel at border points with Argentina, which “It will allow Premium gasoline to cost $44 and Super gasoline $43 as of June 1”.
“We reduce the difference in the price of fuel on one side and the other and that many Uruguayans with these new values do not cross so much to Argentine stations“said the Frente Amplista hierarch to Telemundo.
Lima recognized that the difference in prices “is not a problem that Uruguay produces,” but rather that it is a conflict that stems from the Argentine economy itself.
The mayor of Salto wished that “service stations can recover”, while “it is one of the sectors hardest hit with a drop in sales of around 40%.” “These measures can help stop the massive crossing of Uruguayans and protect and protect thousands and thousands of businesses and tens of thousands of workers,” said the mayor.
The government announced in the middle of the month that it would increase the “amount corresponding to the reduction of the Internal Specific Tax (IMESI) on the alienation of border gasoline.” It will go from 30% discount to 40% on the sale price at the established points: Fray Bentos-Puerto Unzué, Paysandú-Colón, Salto-Concordia, Chuy, Aceguá, Río Branco, Rivera, Artigas and Bella Unión.
The Executive Branch also announced that it will promote a campaign called “Benefits for you” for BROU card holders in small pharmacies on the coast, that is, in the departments of Colonia, Soriano, Río Negro, Paysandú, Salto and Artigas.
“The promotion that has been carried out in stores and small supermarkets on the coast will now include small pharmacies, with a 30% discount on purchases with your card MasterCard BROU Rewardthe days Tuesday and Thursday, from May 16 to the end of August 2023″the government said in a statement.
