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Nine industry associations rejected the proposal for a 2% tax on delivery services managed through technology platforms what did he do government of Mexico City. According to the associations, which represent companies such as Rappi, Uber, Free market and Didi, this tax will generate “a direct negative impact on the economy of the thousands of businesses and distributors that depend on these platforms.”
The Mexico Internet Association (AIMX), Latin American Internet Association (ALAI), the Mexican Association of Online Sales (AMVO), the Mexico Fintech Association (FTMX), National Association of Private Transportation (ANTP), the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic CDMX (COPARMEX), the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of the United Mexican States (CONCAMIN), the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology, AC (COMCE) and the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (CANACINTRA) signed a joint statement in which they expressed their concern regarding this proposal presented as part of the CDMX Income Law.
“A local tax For using the streets it is unprecedented and unconstitutional, it goes against the principle of tax equity and it is also a measure that damages the digital economy, limiting the creation of economic and social value, which, beyond benefiting users and final consumers affects them to a great extent ”, warned the organizations.
The CDMX government presented to the local congress a proposal to add article 3017 TER to the Tax Code of the city by which a 2% tax of the “total amount (of sales), before taxes, for each delivery of individuals or legal entities that operate, use and / or administer applications and / or computing platforms for the control, programming and / or geolocation on fixed or mobile devices, through which users can contract the delivery of parcels, food, provisions or any type of merchandise with delivery in the territory of the capital “.
The measure will affect companies that provide Logistics (courier and parcel) especially in electronic commerce, such as Free market, Amazon, Walmart, and to companies that deliver food and a supermarket at home, such as Uber Eats, Didi Food, Cornershop, Jüsto, iVoy, We load and the russian Borzo.
According to the statement from the industry associations, the new tax “will increase costs for shops, the restaurants, the payment platforms, from Logistics, last mile, of home sale and online markets (marketplaces), among other intermediary, promoter and facilitator platforms ”.
They also said that the tax will generate a modification in the cost structure of the digital platforms and of the restaurants and SMEs that use them, which will result in an increase in prices for final consumers and in an impact on the income of the dealers who work on these platforms.
This Thursday, December 2, the head of Government of Mexico City, Claudia SheinbaumHe said at a press conference that the new tax proposed by his administration will not affect the users of these applications or the delivery men who work on it.
The associations called on CDMX Congress to assess the negative effects that this tax could have due to the importance of the internet, technology and innovation “in the economy and well-being of Mexicans.”
rodrigo.riquelme@eleconomista.mx
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