The Governor of Santa Fe, Maximiliano Pullaro, attended the opening of Expoagro on Tuesday, the country’s leading agro-industrial exhibition, which is taking place from 10 to 13 March at the San Nicolás racetrack in Buenos Aires. During the event, he defended the province’s economic model and asserted that it is possible to combine efficient public administration with a sustained reduction in the tax burden.
“It is possible to run the state efficiently and cut taxes to levels not seen in the province for the past 20 years,” the governor stated during his speech at the opening ceremony.
Pullaro was accompanied on the official podium by Ministers Gustavo Puccini (Productive Development) and Pablo Olivares (Economy), alongside National Deputy Gisela Scaglia, Provincial Deputy Clara García, the CEO of Exponenciar, Martín Schvartzman, as well as national and provincial authorities and representatives from the agricultural sector.
During his speech, the governor emphasised that Expoagro provides an opportunity to showcase Santa Fe’s productive potential and highlight the province’s economic profile. “Santa Fe does not stand for financial speculation. It stands for hard work, for those who get up early and finish late, for those who reinvest every peso in science, technology and production,” he said.
He argued that the Santa Fe model centres on production as the foundation of economic growth. "We represent exactly what Argentina needs to progress. Our approach focuses on production and jobs," he asserted.
Lower taxes and more productive investment
Pullaro explained that the province’s economic policy combines tax incentives with financing tools to sustain industrial and agricultural activity. “Despite the fall in tax revenue and revenue-sharing, we have demonstrated that it is possible to make productive investments across the province whilst, at the same time, lowering taxes,” he said.
Among the measures adopted, he mentioned the possibility for companies to deduct the wages of newly hired workers from their gross income tax, which led to the creation of 649 jobs in a single month. He also highlighted that electricity costs can be deducted from the same tax and that agricultural machinery has been exempted from paying licence fees.
As he explained, the aim of these measures is to reduce production costs and stimulate private sector job creation. “Governing Argentina means creating jobs, and this is achieved by bringing the State together with the private sector and the financial system,” he said.
Production and federalism
The Minister for Productive Development, Gustavo Puccini, also spoke during the event, highlighting the importance of Expoagro as a platform for connecting businesses, producers and governments.
“The value of this fair lies in its ability to forge links. Santa Fe is the countryside, industry, commerce, entrepreneurs and cooperatives. We are grains, biofuels, regional economies and technology,” he stated.
The minister also called for a nationwide productive agenda. “We need a federal approach and a productive agreement that will unleash the economy’s potential,” he said.
In this regard, he urged the national government to move forward with reducing export duties on agricultural products. He estimated that the sector contributes around 4 billion dollars annually in this regard. “If the national government decides to reduce or eliminate them, it would not be a fiscal cost but an investment to free up productive resources that would return to the economy,” he argued.
Santa Fe, a key player at Expoagro
The Government of Santa Fe is participating in Expoagro 2026 with an agenda focused on promoting the province’s agro-industrial network. Through the Ministry of Productive Development, the institutional stand serves as a space for investment promotion, business generation and coordination between the public and private sectors.
In total, 170 companies from Santa Fe are taking part in the mega-exhibition with stands, presentations, financing schemes and business matchmaking sessions.
The province’s participation aims to showcase Santa Fe’s technological and innovative potential and its contribution to the agro-industrial value chain, one of the main drivers of the Argentine economy.
