The reasons that put credit card payment in check
In the statement issued in December by CECHA under the title “Service stations threaten to stop selling fuel with credit cards”, they claimed for accreditation deadlines and commissions set by the issuers of plastics. Finally, the measure was confirmed
The plastic suspension responds to the requirement that companies decide that the payment term is within 48 hoursas is the case in countries such as Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, where credit card issuers operate similar to those used in Argentina.
In addition, they ask to review the commission currently charged for sales operated at service stationswhere together with taxes they reach 1.5 to 1.8%, while in neighboring countries it is 0.5%.
As noted in the document, “the sector has a favorable court ruling in the first instance for the province of Santa Feachieved by FAENI, one of the main member Federations of CECHA, which substantially reduces both the tariff to 0.5% and the refund to three days”.
From the Confederation they explained that the commercialization of fuels has a very low profit margin, for which the percentage that the stations charge to the service stations transform them into majority partnersespecially that said tariff is charged on the total fuel, also representing more than 50% of the tax collected for the treasury.
