Colombia: State terror won’t stop the struggle
By Martha Grevatt posted on May 11, 2021
Since April 28, workers in Colombia have been waging a general strike. The strike was provoked by the third of three recent tax “reforms” imposed by the right-wing government of President Iván Duque. The new taxes squeeze workers at both ends, by raising taxes on personal income and charging sales taxes on basic food items.
First day of Colombian general strike, Bogotá, April 28
This creates tremendous hardship for Colombian workers, whose average monthly pay is equal to around $310 well below the worldwide average and less than typical monthly rent for a three-room apartment in the capital of Bogotá. (quora.com) While workers will see their taxes go up by as much as 500%, Duque has cut taxes for transnational corporations and plans to spend billions of workers’ tax money on new jet fighters.
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