The governor of Chubut, Ignacio "Nacho" Torres, called all the mayors of the province to a meeting at the Government House with the aim of advancing a fiscal agreement to harmonize the Gross Income tax and alleviate the tax pressure in the municipalities.
The proposal also included the signing of an agreement for Banco del Chubut to become the financial agent of each local administration.
During the meeting, which was held in the Situation Room of the new government headquarters, strategies for fiscal coordination were discussed within the framework of the Provincial Council of Fiscal Responsibility and Chubut's adherence to the Federal Regime of the same name.
"The mayors committed to implementing a process of harmonizing Gross Income and the Inspection, Security, and Hygiene Fee, with the aim of simplifying the tax system and reducing the tax burden to be more competitive," said the governor.
Although Torres appreciated the participation of the mayors and spoke of the need to organize municipal accounts, the initiative also responds to an urgent need for the communes to access financing and technical support in the face of the economic fragility that many have been dragging for years.
In his statements, the governor noted that "we are working on one of the central axes of our management, which is tax relief," and highlighted the commitment of the municipalities to "simplify the tax system," including the Inspection, Security, and Hygiene Fee.
Meanwhile, the signing of the memorandum between Banco del Chubut and the municipalities of Esquel, Rada Tilly, Tecka, and Corcovado establishes that the provincial entity will be the new financial agent of those communes.
The agreement also proposes the creation of a unified Fiscal Code for the Motor Vehicle Tax and an interjurisdictional agreement to distribute the tax base of Gross Income.
