The designation of Andres Vazquez as the new owner of the Customs Collection and Inspection Authority (ARCA)The panel that replaced the AFIP arrived amid questions about the judicial investigations that are scrutinizing it. He is accused illicit enrichment, money laundering and evasion. Official sources try to defuse the controversy with a recurring argument: there is no conviction and the presumption of innocence remains in force.
A statement from the President’s Office drew a line that was later repeated by spokesmen and officials from the business sector. “Andrés Vázquez, current director of the General Directorate of Taxes, represents the continuity of the policies of President Javier Milei and Economy Minister Luis Caputo“, says the official text.
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Ongoing investigations “They do not represent a legal obstacle to his appointment”says the Casa Rosada.
Vázquez is stepping down at the helm of ARCA to replace him Juan Pazowho took over the management of the organization on December 11, 2024, in the first days of the redesign of the tax system promoted by the government of Javier Milei. The mention of the predecessor is not insignificant: in the Casa Rosada they insist that the name refers to it Maintaining a smooth line of management in an area considered strategic for the economic program.
With a long history in debt collection, Vázquez was presented as a key figure in maintaining the course begun after Pazo’s departure: better control, internal reorganization and alignment with financial strategy the government.
However, the appointment sparked renewed criticism from the opposition, which questioned the timing of the appointment and warned of the institutional implications of putting an undercover official at the head of the debt collection agency. From these sectors they point out that beyond the lack of conviction The standard of entitlement should be higher, This is a sensitive position with access to important information and control powers over taxpayers.
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