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Uruguay’s Ministry of Economy and Finance submits bill to reduce rural real estate contribution rate

29 April 2020

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Tax Alerts, Legislation & Policy, National/Federal Taxation

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Uruguay

Uruguay’s Ministry of Economy and Finance submitted a bill to the General Assembly that would reduce the rural real estate contribution rate from 1.25% to 1.025% for 2020.The reduction would apply to taxpayers that do not own more than 1,000 hectares of rural real estate and use that property for agricultural purposes.The benefit would apply to the following departments (i.e., in Uruguay, departments are the equivalent of states): Colonia, San José, Florida, Canelones, Maldonado, Lavalleja, Montevideo, Rocha and Treinta y Tres.To obtain the reduced contribution rate, a taxpayer would have to submit an affidavit to the states reporting that they were...