Emergency for yellow fever, new front between Petro and entrepreneurs

The National Government declared on Thursday, April 17, health emergency in the country by Cases of yellow fever that this year they have caused death to at least 20 people.

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Prior to the declaration, President Gustavo Petro referred to the situation. “We are again before a virus. This is the yellow fever virus unleashed by the female mosquito called Aedes aegypti. It is only transmissible by the mosquito and there is already vaccine and these are our unique advantages,”the president said through his X account.

Petro also stressed that One of the focus to mitigate the risk of virus propagation is in vaccination, emphasizing, in addition, that “The absence of prevention is our main weakness.”

“If we make vaccination quickly, the number of victims will be very small. You have to give public hospitals technology and machines capable of treating patients with yellow fever, there are only in two hospitals”he added.

The head of state also recalled that the prevention principle was one of the bases on which the health reform project was built, which failed to continue its process in Congress. In the same way, he anticipated that after the declaration of the state of health emergency It is planned to declare the economic emergency.

“I am going to decree the economic emergency, after the health. But not because of what the smugglers, washing machines and tankers say, who are the ones who have been dominating Colombia’s economic policy, but for something simple and forceful: life”he said.

In its publication, the president also referred to the decree initiative prepared by the Ministry of Finance for Increase in advance the tax collection, Especially, considering the current fiscal situation that the country is going through. As part of this project, the modification of the tariff scheme and retention conditions and self -retention at the source is contemplated.

“You have to have resources to assume the problem quickly and with forcefulness. The same social selfish ones, owners of great fortunes, will already come out, to try not to lose a weight and refuse to help their society. We are not going to pay attention. The increase in retefuente, among other resources, will be done differentially. The productive business will not do so, but the rental business yes”the president said.

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‘They can’t become everyday’

The Executive’s decision has not been exempt from criticism. The majority concentrates that more sustenance is required before adopting these types of figures.

Among the voices that have ruled in this regard is that of Jaime Alberto Cabal, president of the National Federation of Merchants (Fenalco). Through his X account, the union leader stressed that the exception states “They cannot become everyday.”

“The ruler on duty must justify his declaration and he and his team must answer when they declare them without the reasons for the Constitution,” He pointed Cabal.

In the case of an eventual declaration of the State of Economic Emergency, the president of Fenalco said that this “It does not serve to nourish with new taxes, a budget in red numbers, as a consequence of inefficiency, waste, corruption and high bureaucratic costs.”

He also stressed that being chosen under democratic exercise imposes Duties of respect, responsibility and subject to the Constitution and the Law.

“Colombians who have to borrow to pay taxes are tired of hate speeches, unrealizable and breached promises that are diluted with drawer phrases, common places and quotes of historical facts that never happened; while new taxes are completed, those very real,” He added.

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