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S obre una petita porta per a la negociació a Colòmbia però segueix la protesta
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Cali: el centre de l esclat colombià i imatge del que li espera al país
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against a tax reform bill launched by Colombian President Iván Duque, in Bogotá, on April 28, 2021. | AFP/Juan Barreto
Tens of thousands of people marched in Colombia Wednesday against a proposed tax reform they say will leave them poorer as the country battles its deadliest phase yet of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Iván Duque s government wants to tax the incomes of those earning more than US$656 a month, lowering the threshold to broaden the tax base.
It also wants to impose a tax on basic services in upper-middle class areas and on funerals.
Daily Monitor
Thursday April 29 2021
Demonstrators clash with the police during a demonstration against the tax reform proposed by the Colombian President Ivan Duque, in Bogota, on April 28, 2021. PHOTO/AFP
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President Ivan Duque s government wants wants to impose a tax on basic services in upper-middle class areas and on funerals.
Workers unions, teachers, civil organizations, indigenous people and other sectors reject the project that is underway in Congress, considering that it punishes the middle class and is inappropriate in the midst of the crisis unleashed by the pandemic.
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Tens of thousands of people marched in Colombia Wednesday against a proposed tax reform they say will leave them poorer as the country battles its deadliest phase yet of the coronavirus pandemic.
Colombians Protest Tax Reform Proposal Amid Pandemic
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