Governor Maximiliano Pullaro took part on Thursday in the opening ceremony of the 32nd Agroactiva, the largest agricultural fair, which is being held from 3 to 6 June in Armstrong under the slogan “A showcase of who we are”, a tribute to each of the agricultural activists who have built up the event over the past three decades.
“In Santa Fe, we have been able to demonstrate, through an efficient and corruption-free government during these 29 months in office, that we have invested 2.16 billion dollars in productive infrastructure to boost the agricultural sector, improve road connectivity and logistics, develop the best ports and airports, and ensure the best energy supply,” Pullaro stated during his speech.
The president once again called on the national government to “make the reduction in withholding tax permanent, as it will have a positive impact on the country’s entire productive sector”, and added that there was a need to “lower interest rates so that we can produce more and create jobs”, asserting that if this is achieved, “none of the men and women in the countryside will take that money away or leave it in the bank, but rather everyone will reinvest it, and that will allow us to create a virtuous circle and enable our economy to grow”.
Support for the productive sector
The governor also highlighted the institutional stand run by the Government of Santa Fe at Agroactiva, from which new financing schemes totalling over 116 billion pesos were announced to boost production in Santa Fe, along with a tax relief package. “So far this year, we have provided almost $200 billion in loans to the province’s productive sector,” he summarised, adding that of the loans launched on Wednesday at the opening of the Santa Fe stand at the exhibition, “applications worth $70 billion have already been submitted and $46
