Agribusiness, at the top of the commercial pyramid
For those who must take more money out of their pockets, pay more taxes for liquor, cigarettes and sweetened drinks, the measure is a ‘large package.’ According to the National Association of Manufacturers of Food and Beverages (Anfab) charging more taxes will not only affect the industry, but the entire commercial chain.
For this reason they shared with this media a study about it. The union pointed to the production of juices. For them, the base are farmers that provide the fruits. Only with this they are talking about hundreds of people. The expenditure made for juice packaging must be added to this.
In addition, it should be taken into account that the food and beverage industries directly employ 252,945 people and 1,000,000 indirectly.
Source: http://expreso.ec/economia/la-agroindustria-puntal-de-la-piramide-comercial-JA211748