Economic sectors such as Metal products, machinery and equipment raised the payment of taxes nationally up to 54.3%, between January and August 2025, compared to the same period of 2024; also activities such as trade and financial services They increased their tax contribution with 28.6% and 35.4%, respectively, the president of the National Tax Service (SIN), Mario Cazón, reported on Sunday.
The president of without He stressed that these results respond to two factors: economic reactivation, after a complex 2024 and the implementation of the SIAT onlinea system that digitized tax management and facilitates taxpayers to fulfill their obligations through the Internet.
Trade and financial services were the most visible engines in collection, followed by the beverage industry and metal and non -metallic minerals. Even more traditional sectors such as construction and electricity also reported growth, although more moderate.
Cazón said that the Good tax performance is parallel to social changes reflected in Census 2024, which show a reduction in poverty and a greater work prominence of women, whose market participation went from 44% in 2012, to 64% in 2024.
The official stressed that the improvement in fiscal income is a sign of trust and formalization of the economy. In addition, the increase in the contribution of several items reflects that, beyond the specific figures, there is a process of productive recovery in progress, with digitalization as a key support.
