Gremios cuestionan emergencia económica anunciada por el Gobierno y piden a la Corte frenar el decreto
La intención del Gobierno de declarar un nuevo estado de emergencia económica abrió un choque entre el Ejecutivo y el sector empresarial. El president...
TL;DR
- The government plans to declare an economic emergency to address a $16.3 trillion fiscal deficit for 2026.
- Business leaders, including ANDI president Bruce Mac Master, deem the declaration "deeply unconstitutional" due to a lack of unforeseen circumstances.
- President Petro criticized business opposition to new taxes for the wealthy while advocating for social initiatives.
- The proposed emergency measures include taxes on corporate wealth, online gambling, increased financial transaction taxes, higher taxes on cigarettes and tobacco, and a temporary tax on hydrocarbon and coal extraction.
- Critics argue the fiscal deficit is not a grave and imminent threat to the economic order and that the government is using 'calendar tricks' to bypass Congress.
- The business associations (ANDI, ACM, ACP) have requested the Constitutional Court to suspend the decree if issued.
- This would be the tenth economic emergency in three years and the fourth under President Petro's administration.