More protests in Colombia as government unveils new tax plan

More protests in Colombia as government unveils new tax plan

Young men perform in a drumline during an anti-government protest in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, as the county marks its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) | Photo: AP

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Protests against poverty and inequality resumed in Colombia on Tuesday as President Ivan Duque presented a $4 billion tax plan aimed at helping the government pay for social programs and pandemic-related expenses.

Thousands joined in marches in Colombia’s main cities while Duque outlined to contress his government’s achievements and presented a tax plan for financing subsidies to low income families that have been out of work during […]

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