Argentine municipality imposes $62k truck fee, transport registry; chambers decry internal customs

A Kirchnerist municipality in Buenos Aires province, led by Mauro Poletti, has added a transport registry to an existing road tax, charging trucks up to $62,000 for 5 km transits. Business chambers call it an internal customs barrier, signaling local protectionist measures that could disrupt freight flows and raise costs.

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