In the head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), José Salardi, confirmed what was said by the president of ADEX, Julio Pérez Alván: he will not eliminate the drawbacka customs mechanism that returns to exporters part of the tariffs paid by the importation of raw materials used in local production.
“We have heard them (to the guilds involved), we have analyzed the numbers, we have made an analysis of the current situation, how we should not turn off the export dynamics and The drawback is going to keepthat is going to be politics (…) Any measure that generates a positive impact for the country will go on, ”said Salardi on Channel N.
According to the decree approved in October last year, during the management of José Arista, as of July 1, 2025 and until December 31, the ‘drawback’ rate would be reduced from 3% to 0.5%, and from January 1, 2026, it will be fully eliminated, a fact that rejects the Business guildsbut that was against fiscal accounts.
In the opinion of the former head of Sunat, Luis Arias Minaya, “the drawback, as designed in Peru, is a blind subsidy, a privilege. It has no economic support. It is sustained by pressure from interest groups.”
New Agrarian Law or Chlimper 2.0 Law
Another measures that have the approval of the head of the MEF is the new Agrarian Promotion Law, also known as Chlimper 2.0 Law. This, despite the technical opinion issued by the portfolio that now presides: tax exemptions would mainly benefit large companies, but not the small agriculture.
“I am in favor totally. History reveals that when you promote sectors such as agriculture, exports went from US $ 400 to more than US $ 11,000 million. We can reach more than duplicate in the next 10 years,” he said.
The opinion of the new Agrarian Law, which rests on the Permanent Commission of Congress, benefits a juicy tax reduction to agro -export companies. In calculations from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), during the management of José Arista, the fiscal cost of this proposal amounts to S/1,850 million annually and s/20,000 million in 10 years that would last the measure.
The Peruvian agroexportations They amounted to US $ 12,420 million in 2024, which implies an increase of 21.4% compared to 2023 (US $ 10,193 million). These figures reveal a bonanza that enjoys the sector. Even the adex projection for this 2025 aim to reach US $ 13,000 million.
Special economic zones with 0% tax
Salardi also said that they will boost the Special Economic Zones (ZEE) at 0% income tax rate (IR).
“They will also go forward. I am totally in favor. Today we do not collect anything. It is true that in that sense there is the issue of exemption. There are collaterals and benefits that are also generated complementary to the generation of jobs, train Better to the population.
Source: Larepublica
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