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Argentine Wholesalers Reject Commerce Wage Deal Over Mandatory Levies

Wholesale distributors denounce mandatory levies embedded in the pact as hidden costs benefiting negotiating chambers.

Overview

  • CADAM criticized the FAECyS–CAC/CAME/UDECA accord covering roughly 1.2 million workers, arguing it raises non-salary charges that climb with each pay update.
  • The agreement preserves the INACAP levy equal to 0.5% of the Maestranza A wage per worker, and a court injunction has kept Decree 149/2025 from blocking its collection.
  • In the related case, INACAP acknowledged annual revenues above ARS 30,000 million, with funds largely redistributed to CAC and CAME, according to CADAM.
  • Employers also object to the La Estrella retirement insurance set at 1.6% of salary since June 2025 and the OSECAC COVID-19 solidarity charge that still applies to non-affiliates.
  • CADAM demanded a seat in the bargaining process and urgent labor reform, questioned Secretary of Labor Julio Cordero over their exclusion, and noted the deal grants a ARS 100,000 non-remunerative payment to be folded into base pay in April 2026.