The productive map of the Argentine Republic is undergoing a profound transformation driven by the tax reduction policy promoted by the national government led by President Javier Milei. In the face of the failure of the statist model of high fiscal pressure that disincentivizes investment, Catamarca has positioned itself as the first Argentine province to advance with this cutting-edge measure: the elimination of Gross Income Tax on industrial manufacturing with the central goal of lowering costs in the sector.
This shift towards a free market starkly contrasts with the reality of jurisdictions like Buenos Aires, led by the Kirchnerist governor Axel Kicillof, where tax suffocation destroys competitiveness and freezes private development.
As a direct consequence of this tax relief and in absolute alignment with the national economic direction, the emblematic company Longvie defined a decisive strategic shift. Due to the elimination of Gross Income Tax on industrial manufacturing in Catamarca, the brand decided to fully relocate its entire production of washing machines, stoves, ovens, cookers, water heaters, and thermo-tanks to the northern province.
These lines had been operating until now in Buenos Aires and in the plant in Paraná, province of Entre Ríos, districts from which the company decides to withdraw because "Kicillof is sinking them with taxes" and disables the profitability of the factories.
