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Colombia also plans to introduce taxes on school books and newspapers
by Adriaan Alsema November 2, 2018
Colombia’s government doesn’t just want to impose an 18% sales tax on basic food products, but also on school books and newspapers.
The controversial tax reform presented to Congress by President Ivan Duque‘s finance minister seeks to introduce an 18% sales tax on all kinds of goods that used to be exempt from this tax.
According to US television network Bloomberg, the controversial tax plan could soar inflation in Colombia to 6%.
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Promoting both hunger and ignorance?
According to the proposal sent to congress, school books, school utensils and newspapers are among the goods that will be taxed after decades of government policies that exempted basic goods and educational material to prevent Colombia’s extreme inequality rate to deteriorate even further.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-also-plans-to-tax-school-books-and-newspapers/