Published 2011-10-16
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Fiscal benefits and their relation to fiscal deficit in Colombia during years 2005-2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/25391887.767
Ramiro César Barajas Gómez Escuela Superior de Administración Pública ESAP.

Fiscal decay in Colombia has been a constant. Besides, there is a significant number of special treatments, such as exemptions, deductions, discounts and differential fees that distort the tax system and shrink fiscal revenues significantly, generating an unjustifiable unequality in the country’s economy. A special case are exemptions on duty-free zones, which are liable to pay an income tax over 15% and are covered by a 40 percent discount on income tax when acquiring fixed assets, among others.

This paper aims to show how tax benefits that were granted to some contributors based on duty free zones —originally aiming to generate jobs, encourage foreign investment, and contribute to economic growth and development—, did not accomp

keywords: taxes, debt, fiscal deficit, duty free zones, exemptions, tax evasion.
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Barajas Gómez, R. C. (2011). Fiscal benefits and their relation to fiscal deficit in Colombia during years 2005-2010. Revista De Investigaciones UNAD, 10(2), 237-263. https://doi.org/10.22490/25391887.767
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