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DETAIL OF SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME CAPTIONS, Other Receivables (Details) - ARS ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Current [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover tax balance |  |  |  |  | $ 25,497 | $ 69,038
Income tax credit balance | [1] |  |  |  | 0 | 1,386,757
VAT credit balance |  |  |  |  | 6,005 | 58,005
Other tax receivables |  |  |  |  | 14,121 | 1,670
Prepaid expenses |  |  |  |  | 142,519 | 123,499
Advances to suppliers |  |  |  |  | 1,263,364 | 1,609,144
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | (54,067) | 0
Balances with related parties |  |  |  |  | 84,236 | 0
Subsidies receivables |  |  |  |  | 302,777 | 195,810
Other Receivables UT |  |  |  |  | 43,199 | 53,107
Others |  |  |  |  | 340,196 | 448,429
Total |  |  |  |  | 2,167,847 | 3,945,459
Non Current [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover tax balance |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Income tax credit balance | [1] |  |  |  | 0 | 0
VAT credit balance |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Other tax receivables |  |  |  |  | 1,954 | 1,907
Prepaid expenses |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Advances to suppliers |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Subsidies receivables |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Balances with related parties |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Other Receivables UT |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Others |  |  |  |  | 7,603 | 10,351
Total |  |  |  |  | $ 9,557 | $ 12,258
Allowance for doubtful accounts [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Inflation adjustment restatement |  | (44,179) |  |  |  |
Additions |  | 233,379 | [2] | 0 |  |
Applications |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Reversals |  | (135,133) | [2] | 0 |  |
Balance at the end of period |  | $ 54,067 |  | $ 0 |  |
[1] | Provision, net of advances paid, withholdings and perceptions.
[2] | Included in "Selling Expenses".

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