The Rural Association of Uruguay (ARU) requested a meeting with the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) before the government decreed a change in pasture investment and soil biological tools, but the producers were not received; When the union asked for a response, it was informed that the decree had already been approved and that the meeting would not take place, which was seen by the union as “a terrible sign,” said Gonzalo Valdés, head of the ARU.
In the conference The agro that is coming, organized by the ARU, radio Carve and El País, within the framework of the elevento edition of the Expo MelillaValdés spoke about the decree published on March 18 and maintained that, while the Rendering of Accounts included the improvement of pastures within the COMAP regime, “Unfortunately, the decree was published that did not take the spirit of the legislator”.
what does the law say
After speaking with different legislators during the discussion of this decree, the producers grouped in the ARU understood that the investment in pastures and in biological tools would be taken into account under a COMAP regime, as well as the investments in water, sheltered forests and fences, but the decree maintains that the investment in pastures be deducted from the annual exercise, and if it is not done, a ficto can be deducted from the wealth taxexplained to The Observer Senator Sebastián Da Silva, promoter of the regulation.
“The regulation did not go as imagined. This decree is a salute to the flag that is far from going the way we wanted. was neutral and with a lot of luck it can generate a minimum impact to two or three producerswhich was not what we wanted,” said the legislator.
At the Expo Melilla Valdés he indicated that “when we talk about incentives of this type we are not talking about tax waivers, we are not talking about tax cuts, we are talking about incentives to support and generate a virtuous circle to produce more and generate more dynamism to the economy, and end up collecting more. This is a medium and long-term vision that we understand is positive for the country.”
Da Silva assured that from Parliament he will continue to insist on the issue so that the regulation is modified. “We are going to continue teaching so that the bureaucracy understands the impact of this measure. It seems unbelievable that open-air production is looked at from a desk or conjunctural perspective, when it is our obligation to generate improvements throughout production national,” he said.
They met with the MGAP
When the regulations began to be discussed, the ARU requested a hearing with the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), with whom they met. Later, the producers requested to meet with the MEF but “after going back and forth with agenda issues”, the ministry replied that the decree had already been signed and did not agree to receive the union, and this was not viewed favorably by the producers. members of the association.
According to Valdes, from the ARU they understand that not having received them is not something in accordance with the policy of the current government. At the Melilla Expo, the leader recalled that the President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pou, has remarked in his last press conferences that “we must dialogue with everyone because that is the essence of democracy”, and “unfortunately in this case, the Ministry of Economy did not follow that”.
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