Martin Guzmán
Martín Maximiliano Guzmán (Born October 12, 1982) is an Argentine economist and civil servant. He was Minister of Economy of Argentina from December 10, 2019 to July 2, 2022.[1]
Martín Guzmán | |
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| Minister of Economy | |
| In office 10 December 2019 – 2 July 2022 | |
| President | Alberto Fernández |
| Preceded by | Hernán Lacunza (as Minister of the Treasury) |
| Succeeded by | Silvina Batakis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1982 La Plata, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | Independent Frente de Todos (since 2019) |
| Alma mater | National University of La Plata Brown University (PhD) |
Minister of Economy[change | change source]
On December 10, 2019, he was appointed as Minister of Economy of Argentina by President Alberto Fernández. His first measures were the renegotiation of the country's foreign debt and the Law of Solidarity and Productive Reactivation that created the PAÍS tax. and set a new withholding scheme. A 30% tax was set for transactions with credit cards outside the country and for the acquisition of foreign currency for savings, the rates that were in force in 2015 in the tax on personal assets were reintroduced and holdings of financial assets were taxed in the Exterior.[2][3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Alberto Fernández presentó a su gabinete de ministros y dijo que ya está negociando con el FMI". La Nación. December 6, 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ "Fernández's economic emergency law wins approval in Senate". Buenos Aires Times. 23 December 2019.
- ↑ "Argentina unemployment rate hit 13.1% in second quarter". Reuters. 23 September 2020.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Official website of the Ministry of Economy (in Spanish)