“I asked the record holders to explain where the money goes. It seems that everything goes for them and for the National State. And it is not true,” said Mariano Cúneo Libarona, the Minister of Justice., in an interview with Infobae. And he lit the fuse. Those in charge of the Automotive Registry came out to defend themselves, after the reform to the system proposed by Javier Milei in the mega DNU, which was published on December 21 in the Official Gazette.
“There is a lot of ignorance and created interests,” Raúl Rassadore tells NEWSholder of a registry and delegate of AAERPA (Argentine Association of Managers) of the Santa Fe regional. And he adds: “The new system is in no way going to be cheaper. There may even be higher costs, because there will be more employees in the National Directorate.”
According to Rassadore, “The registry is a public entity under private management. Those in charge enter through a competition, we have to be accountants, lawyers or notaries. And we take care of the staff, their contributions, management costs and materials. We also provide service, without any emolument, to the provinces and municipalities.”
The thing is, those in charge say, the Registry receives a fee for the procedure it carries out through a valuation table. This remuneration covers their own expenses and a percentage is sent to the Ministry of Justice. But it is not the only task: they also collect their taxes and fines on behalf of municipalities and provinces. It is a one-stop shop for citizens.
Alejandro Germano, president of AAERPA, adds in an interview with Telefe: “I tend to believe that what the Government is looking for is a more agile process. And regarding that, we from the Argentine Association of Managers also seek the same thing. 40% of procedures are started remotely”. And he adds: “In Argentina, to achieve total digitalization, greater connectivity is needed. Let’s move towards it, but without violating the quality of management.”
Given this, Rassadore says: “Ours is one of the most federal systems in Argentina. “We are distributed throughout the country.” And he concludes: “An initial registration or transfer within 24 hours gives you ownership of the vehicle. Speed is important, but so is legal certainty, because registration in the registry gives you ownership and repels any action that may be taken.”
According to the holders of the automotive records, they are not opposed to modernization, but they do not believe that what is established in the Milei decree, which would come into force from this end of the year, is the way. “They target us because there is a great lack of knowledge of how the system works. In addition, there may be business interests”Rassadore insists. And he concludes: “If the aim is for the process to be more agile, we are on that path of digitalization. But let’s not forget that in Argentina we do not have good connectivity and the records are distributed in the most remote parts of the country.”
