The norm, in detail
Industrial promotion: land at fiscal price and exemptions by agreement
Law 378 (1964) + Res. 265/2018 (parks)
in forcePROVINCIAL
RIGI and investment
What changed and who it applies to
What changed
A provincial industrial-promotion regime. Law 378 declares that any NEW industrial activity (or the expansion of an existing one) that settles in Neuquén 'will be protected and stimulated by the State', and enables granting by individual agreement with the Executive (not automatic) a menu of benefits: exemption from provincial taxes and Stamp/fees/patents for the terms and amounts the agreement sets, sale of public land at fiscal price, energy at a preferential tariff, industrial-water provision and access roads. It expressly excludes municipal fees and mining royalties. In current practice, the most concrete benefit for the satellite supplier is the allocation of lots at fiscal price with industrial use in the provincial parks (framework Resolution 265/2018 'Industrial Areas' and Decree 1616/2015): Neuquén capital (+900 ha, +300 companies, with a sector dedicated to hydrocarbon services), Añelo (700 ha reserved), Plaza Huincul (395 ha) and Zapala (with a Free Zone). verif · 2018-2026 ↗
In force
Law 378 in force since its enactment (08/27/1964); its parks and fiscal-price-lots regime operates today under Res. 265/2018 and Decree 1616/2015. verif · Aug 27, 1964 ↗
Who it affects
Companies that settle NEW industrial activity in Neuquén (or expand an existing one), including the Vaca Muerta satellite-service supplier that wants to install a plant, workshop, operating base or warehouse. The fiscal-price-land benefit targets directly whoever settles in the parks of Neuquén capital, Añelo, Plaza Huincul or Zapala. prob · 2026 ↗
The norm
Provincial Ley 378 'Promoción Industrial' (Industrial Promotion), passed on August 27, 1964 (repeals Ley 261). Framework regime, in force. Mechanics for parks and plots at official prices: Resolución 265/2018 'Áreas Industriales' (Industrial Areas) and Decreto 1616/2015 (rules on the siting of industrial and service facilities). verif · Aug 27, 1964 ↗
Our reading
For the satellite supplier, settling in Neuquén is not only being near the well: the province opens the door with industrial land at fiscal price in the parks of Añelo, Plaza Huincul, Zapala and the capital, right where the boom demands bases and workshops. On top of that, Law 378 enables negotiating by agreement exemptions from provincial taxes and Stamp, energy at a preferential tariff and industrial water. It is the local lever that lowers the cost of setting up shop inside the Vaca Muerta ecosystem. thesis
Where it lands, province by province1
Neuquén It lowers the satellite supplier's settlement barrier: fiscal-price land in parks (Añelo, Plaza Huincul, Zapala, capital) and Law 378's exemptions by agreement cheapen installing an operating base near the cluster. It reinforces the satellite-services thesis from the provincial rule. favorable thesis
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