The Federal Justice of Reconquest ordered an embargo for more than 71 million pesos to the former soccer player and agricultural producer Gabriel Batistutaafter a request from the Federal Administration of Public Income (AFIP) by Failure to pay the Solidarity and Extraordinary Contribution of the Great Fortunesapproved by the Congress to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The resolution was in charge of the federal judge of Reconquista, Aldo Alurralde, who ordered the embargo august 17 about three buildings of the former striker of the Argentine team. According to the documents to which he had access Infobaethe embargo is for 71.096.882,09 pesosof which 46,059,135.85 pesos are for capital and the remaining 25,037,746.24 pesos for interest.
In May, Alurralde had rejected a precautionary measure presented by the former player of Boca Juniors, River Plate and Fiorentina from Italyamong other teams, to avoid paying the tribute also known as wealth tax, so the case went to aa Federal Chamber of Appeals of Resistance.
The High Court of the capital of Chaco, made up of judges Maria Denogens, Rocío Alcala and Patricia Garciagave the reason to Alurralde the June 29 last dismissing the appeal filed by Batistuta.
The former soccer player originally presented the precautionary measure before the jurisdiction in what Administrative Litigation number 4 of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aireswho declared himself incompetent and sent her to Reconquista, where he is from and in whose area he owns some 126 thousand hectares of field.
Batistuta considered that the solidarity contribution “violates rights, principles and constitutional guarantees and especially the right to property and the guarantee of non-confiscation”, so it violates “the constitutional guarantee of equality in the face of taxes and public charges”.
But in their ruling, the judges Denogens, Alcala y García considered that “the required requirements for the origin of the intended precautionary measure are not configuredwhich is sufficient to dismiss the appeal filed by the petitioner and confirm the decision of the judge of the previous instance”.
In public statements given in the past, Batistuta He referred to the case and complained about the criticism he received for refusing to pay the solidarity contribution. “I did not want to pay a tax and they killed me”, pointed out the businessman, who remarked that “many people made the presentation” but only his case and that of Carlos Tevez.
“I don’t agree, that’s why I protested. It doesn’t seem fair to me that I have to pay for things that previous governments didn’t do. It turns out that you won things, you were lucky in life… and now you’re a bad guy,” added Batistuta, who argued that “in any case, if you want, I would be a non-generous guy, supposedly”.
THE DEMAND FOR PREVENTIVE SEIZURE
For presented, domiciled, in the capacity invoked, in merit of the certificate of personality that accompanies, remember the corresponding legal participation. In accordance with the provisions of art. 111 of Law 11,683 (to in 1998 and its Modifications) by Decree 507/93 and under the sole responsibility of the plaintiff, place a preventive lien on the properties reported if they are owned by the defendant, Mr. GABRIEL OMAR BATISTUTA, up to the amount of PESOS SEVENTY-ONE MILLION NINETY-SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO c/09/100 ($71,096,882.09.). Keep in mind the payment exemption invoked. In a timely manner and if applicable, said injunction may be fully or partially lifted. As provided in art. 216 of Law 27,430, the Legal Representative of the Treasury, is empowered to issue and fill out the pertinent official letters, within the term established by said norm. Date, notify the defendant personally or by ID.
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