Cardenas Says Colombia Peace Setback Won’t Hurt Economic Agenda
- Government tax reform to increase taxes on high earners
- Declined to rule out introduction of a tax on dividends
Colombia's Cardenas: Government Has Support to Pass Laws
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Colombia’s ruling coalition is intact and able to pass the government’s economic agenda after voters rejected a peace deal aimed at ending a five-decade conflict, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said.
The Senate on Tuesday passed a law raising some liquor taxes, which Cardenas said was evidence that the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos can still get laws through Congress, the minister said, speaking in an interview with Bloomberg TV.