Minhacienda attends political control debate before Congress

This Tuesday, the Third Commission of the Senate of the Republic advances in the debate on political control to which the Minister of Finance was summoned, Jose Antonio Ocampo a week after taking over as head of this portfolio.

(These are the advice that 4 ex-minhaciendas give to José Antonio Ocampo).

The senators of this commission called on him to make Ocampo publicize the cut of accounts in economic and fiscal matters, and to present the government’s strategy in order to comply with the social programs of the incoming government.

The idea of ​​this citation is for the country to know the state of public finances left by the outgoing government.

(There will be no Days without VAT in the Petro government, according to Ocampo minhacienda).

During his presentation, Minister Ocampo stated that after reviewing the figures left by the previous government, it is evident that the levels of debt and fiscal deficit are high.

It also notes that the fiscal risks are significant and part of the social demands must be addressed urgently.

Faced with this scenario, The National Government seeks to manage this panorama through the tax reform and the PGN 2023 that are currently being discussed in the Congress of the Republic.

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