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Inflation in the country, although its growth began to drop, continues to register historical figures. The Dane reported that for February the CPI had an increase of 1.66% during February.(Read: Has inflation peaked? Analysts see that the pressures persist). However, Although the salary had a significant increase and is now at 1,160,000 pesos, high inflation seems to have consumed this increase. According to Andrés Felipe Jiménez, a professor at the Konrad Lorenz University School of Business, there are several options to alleviate the impacts of the increases. The first thing is to refrain from making a credit request since the…

In view of the regional elections on October 29, the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (Dian) announced that he is now working as a member of the National Commission for the Coordination and Monitoring of Electoral Processes.This Commission, which is chaired by the Ministry of the Interior, seeks to avoid risks and guarantee the normal development of the elections through the National Electoral Guarantees Plan.(You can also read: Be careful! The deadline to request the update of the Sisbén IV survey is extended) With the objective of guiding the different actors in the management of their tax obligations and…

Through his Twitter account, President Gustavo Petro announced that the Government decided raise investment with future validity from 0.6 to 0.8 of GDP. This means, according to the president, "more or less 20 trillion pesos additional investment in infrastructure with private competition for the next 10 years."(Also read: Development Plan: almost 1,300 proposals have already reached the project). "Last night I had fun when I invited my council of ministers, which took 5 hours of meeting, to delve into the mathematics of public finances. 'Cheveres' mathematics late at night. We decided to raise GDP from 0.6 to 0.8 investment with…

The popular brand of toblerone chocolateswhich began to be marketed 115 years ago in Switzerland, will be forced by law to stop using the Matterhorn as a logo on its packaging, following its recent decision to move its production to Slovakia.The firm created in 1908 by the Swiss chocolatier Theodor Tobler has been affected by regulations that prevent certain icons such as the national flag or the Cervino (also known as the Matterhorn) from commercial products if they are not manufactured in the country.(Also read: They put Viva Air under control and recommend business reorganization). The American multinational Mondelez, owner…