Faced with the sharp price increases registered in the beefgreater than 20% in only two monthsthe Government launched a set of measures that try to alleviate the impact on the pocket.
These initiatives already entered into force. And among them, the more striking in terms of savings potential, it is a promotion that allows you to recover the 35% of what was spent in the butcher shop, with a savings cap of $3,000 per purchase.
This means that, for example, whoever wants to take full advantage of the benefit and buys merchandise for $8,600 will then receive a return of $3,000 That will bring the total expense down to $5,600. And this can be done unlimited times in the month.
The other side is that accessing this advantage its not that easy since it is only available on weekends, in punctual placesand it is a requirement to have a card from the National Bank (or get one free from la app BNA+).
How the new Banco Nación discount works to buy meat
The 35% savings, active since February 25, will continue to be available in the affiliated butcher shops throughout the country up to and including March 31, only those Saturdays and the sundays.
To have the discount, as clarified by the public bank, you must pay with one of these means of payment: credit cards Visa and Mastercard credit, mastercard debit or -only for retirees- Master debit.
You can use the plastic in the traditional way or scan the QR code from the premises with the BNA+ application and choose one of those cards.
Los participating businesses of each city can be found on the Banco Nación website (enter from here). From the entity they indicated to Clarion that for example in the AMBA are close to 500 localeswhile in Córdoba there are more than 200, as in Santa Fe.
“The return or reimbursement will be reflected as a credit adjustment in the account statement where the amount of the purchase is displayed or in up to two subsequent statements for credit and in the account associated with the card in up to 30 days for debit”, clarified the entity.
With all debit cards, 10% savings in butcher shops
On the other hand, this Wednesday March 1 The Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP) began to implement a 10% refund for consumers who pay at butcher shops throughout the country with debit, prepaid or account debit cards through a QR codes.
The benefit will be available every day until December 31, 2023 for customers in the major banks y virtual walletsbut will allow to recover no more than $2,000 per month y per person.
Thus, whoever makes one or more debit meat purchases that add up to $20,000 during the month: In this case, $2,000 will be returned to your account, reducing the amount paid for the merchandise to $18,000.
Refunds, which will be credited up to 96 hours later of each payment, can already be obtained in more than 68 thousand butcher shops listed in an official registry. The list of venues and other details can be found at www.afip.gob.ar/reintegro.
In the supermarkets, cuts at a reduced price
Finally, from the February 17ththe official Fair Prices program added seven cuts of steer meat that must be offered every day in the main supermarkets of the country at a agreed economic price.
offer includes roasted at $1,035 a kilo, buttock at $1,375matambre at $1,310, empty at $1,351, skirt $675, pallet of $ 1,113 and roast cover at $1,035.
These values, as announced by the Secretary of Commerce, may not be modified until the March 31st. And then, between April and the end of June, they can only go up at a rate of 3.2% monthly on average.
Getting the cuts from the Fair Meat Prices plan could become increasingly difficult if you continue widening the gap between fixed values and market values, since stock is limited. The suppliers -export firms- promised to deliver 15 thousand tons per month.
Consumers can try to find such merchandise in supermarkets in big chains grouped in the United Supermarkets Association (ASU), such as Coto, Carrefour, Jumbo, Disco, Vea and Changomas.
Also in the supermarkets regional comprising the Argentine Chamber of Supermarkets (CAS) and the Argentine Federation of Supermarkets and Self-Services (FASA), as well as in some butcher shops adhered to the plan.
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