Gobernación de Antioquia desconocerá decreto de emergencia económica de Petro por considerarlo inconstitucional
El pulso entre el Gobierno Nacional y las regiones escaló. Esta vez, la Gobernación de Antioquia anunció que no acogerá las medidas tributarias inclui...
TL;DR
- Antioquia's government will not apply the tax measures from the national economic emergency decree.
- The Governorate considers the decree unconstitutional and a violation of departmental fiscal autonomy.
- This decision is based on an exception of unconstitutionality, pending a Constitutional Court ruling.
- The Fábrica de Licores de Antioquia (FLA) is expected to lose over $40,000 million due to the new taxes.
- Taxes on strong liquors like aguardiente, rum, whisky, and brandy will increase from 5% to 19% VAT, plus a 30% consumption tax.
- A 750ml bottle of Aguardiente Antioqueño could increase in price by approximately $13,000, with total taxes rising from $17,500 to $33,000.
- Industry representatives warn that the tax burden could reach 90%, which is unsustainable and could lead to increased consumption of adulterated and contraband alcohol.
- Governor Rendón argues that the government's purported urgency does not justify overriding constitutional tax design and regional fiscal autonomy.