“It makes it difficult for Playadito to be worth a luca, a kilo” were the radio statements of santiago cafiero referring to the cost of yerba mate that generated a repercussion in memes and social networks. Alberto Fernández’s chancellor was the focus of countless responses of all kinds, from opponents’ Twitter accounts to viral videos. An example was given by the libertarian legislator Diana Mondino who wrote in his account: “El Playadito is $1400. He must have been a luca away the last time Cafiero bathed.”
On the other hand, a recent reel went viral also pointing to the official. “Hello Santi! How are you? I’m Pedro. You may not know it, but Activate has been talking about this for a long time. More than 40% of a package of yerba mate is taxes generated by your government. In addition to that, your government sets the price of the green leaf, the canchada and even the price of the package in the gondola. We, the missionaries and the productive sector, are dedicated to generating work and ensuring that the product reaches all Argentines. You can’t solve inflation. Oh, and also, 40% of Argentines are poor,” said the missionary producer Peter Gatenative of Apóstoles, and referent of Activate.
In the last elections held in the province of Yerba, Puerta was elected provincial deputy for the opposition coalition of Together for Change (JxC). In the reel, you can see the percentages of tax costs for production, based on a study carried out by Activate Missions and the Argentine Confederation of Medium Enterprises (CAME), which at the time specified that taxes explain 39.3% of the final price of a package of yerba, in which the producers have a participation of 22.4%, just a little more than half of what the tax burden weighs .
According to this market research, 22.4% of yerba producers add 7.6% to the process of sapecado, drying and canching, 11.2% in the grinding and packaging stage, 10.7% of distributors and wholesalers, 8.9% of the retail seller and finally the 39.3% that the state takes. This means that the tax burden increases by almost 65% of the price of the package of weed in the gondolas of supermarkets and stores.
