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Thousands of protesters in Colombia gathered on the streets and demonstrated against a proposed tax reform that was announced on Wednesday. The proposed measure of the Colombian government is intended to raise some $6.3 billion in 10 years for the country, AFP reported. The country saw a 6.8 percent drop in the gross domestic product (GDP) last year. It was reportedly the worst performance in half a century. Colombians were not happy about the government s plan and decided to gather and protest against the proposed tax reform. Several cities have reported disturbances and acts of vandalism during the day of the strike, according to Andalou Agency. ....
Share this News 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. ....
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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 Summary 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. Advertisement 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. ....