Tax reform, the key issue of the meeting between Petro and Uribe

This Tuesday, September 27, the president Gustavo Petro will meet with former President Álvaro Uribe in the House of Nariño. The objective is to discuss several of the reforms proposed by the government.

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the encounter it will be at 11:00 am and Uribe will go as a representative of the Democratic Center and of the causes that led protesters to take to the streets last Monday, September 16.

This will be the second meeting that the political leaders will hold after the victory of the candidate of the Historical Pact. On this occasion, the former president will be accompanied by congressmen Oscar Darío Pérez, Paloma Valencia, among others.

The main theme will be tax reform. Likewise, the other government proposals for change in agrarian and health issues will be debated.

Although various analysts consulted by EL TIEMPO agree that the product of the meeting does not necessarily lead to a change in the text of the tax reform project, it is worth highlighting some political effects What does the encounter bring?

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In accordance with Yann Basset, Professor of Political and International Studies of the Universidad del Rosario, the meeting will serve to show a president open to dialogue and that the Democratic Center continues to be in opposition to the current government.

Secondly, Jairo Libreros, political analyst and professor at the Externado University of Colombia, points out that what will happen today confirms “that the regulated scheme of Government and opposition works to improve the political climate of the country. It is an important advance that strengthens political tolerance in Colombia.”

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“The impacts may be that they approve or not approve the reform in the Legislative. The interesting thing here is that there are some points of approach between right and left”, assured Magda Jiménez, analyst and professor for EL TIEMPO.

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