Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the Ministry of Finance are considering taxing religious denominations as part of the country’s new tax reform. #Colombiapresident #GustavoPetro #taxation #religiousfreedom
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PresidentGustavoPetroofColombiaaddressestheattendeesduringthehighlevelsessionsatdaynineaspartofthe‘COP16:PeaceWithNature’atValleDelPacíficoEventCenteronOct.29,2024,inCali,Colombia.|GabrielAponte/GettyImagesColombianPresidentGustavoPetroandtheMinistryofFinanceareconsideringtaxingreligiousdenominationsaspartofthecountry’snewtaxreform.
Theproposal,aimedatincreasingtaxrevenues,hassparkedintensedebate.Accordingto ElEspectador,itispartofabroaderpackageofreformsthegovernmentisevaluatingtoimprovethecountry’seconomicsituation.
Inastatement,theMinistryofFinanceexplainedthat“theinclusionofreligiousdenominationsinthetaxregimeisameasurethatisbeingcarefullystudied.”
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