Overview
- The ordinance 112/25 switches the Environmental Protection levy from a fixed amount to 2% of sales net of VAT, in force since December 1.
- Supermarkets, hypermarkets, shopping centers, hotels, industries, private universities and service companies must collect the charge and display it on tickets.
- There is no non‑taxable minimum, so the fee applies to every purchase, and companies have until December 15 to adapt billing systems.
- Wholesale and supermarket groups, including CADAM, formally rejected the change and warned shoppers in Pilar will pay about 2% more than in other districts.
- Economy Minister Luis Caputo criticized the move on X, the Peronist mayor Federico Achával had not responded publicly, and Pilar’s shift is being treated as part of wider municipal tax hikes that are already triggering disputes and legal actions in Buenos Aires province.