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Colombian pension savings will obtain gains of  billion in January – Sectors – Economy

Colombian pension savings will obtain gains of $14 billion in January – Sectors – Economy

Following the boost that worker-owned savings arose for the last quarter of 2022, the results at the end of last January contributed to accentuate the growing trend that these resources brought since, only in that month, they recorded profits of 14 billion pesos. According to figures from Asofondos, total savings, which are owned by more than 18.5 million contributing workers, reached 360 billion pesos. The profits weigh close to 70 percent within the total of the worker savings.(Also read: The warnings of former President César Gaviria to the pension reform) "The data from recent months have given a positive turn…
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Government seeks dialogue with taxi drivers to avoid blockades tomorrow – Sectors – Economy

Government seeks dialogue with taxi drivers to avoid blockades tomorrow – Sectors – Economy

The Minister of Transportation, Guillermo Reyes, seeks to open a negotiation table with the taxi drivers and thus avoid the scheduled blockades in the country's capital and in Colombia.The idea is to do the same as agreed 20 days ago with the applications, advance in the construction stage of the bill that seeks to regulate applications in Colombia. Reyes, summoned a meeting to the union in order to listen to them and discuss with them the points that generate nonconformity and before the reaction to maintain the protests regardless of the result of the meeting, he called for the protests…
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Ant expenses: this is how you can identify and control them – Personal Finance – Economy

Ant expenses: this is how you can identify and control them – Personal Finance – Economy

A survey of "Resolve your Debt"credit repair company with global reach, revealed in November 2022 that 60 percent of respondents agree "not knowing how to manage their income" and 63.8 percent state that they make a monthly budget to avoid unnecessary expenses. Besides, 53 percent of the participants who affirm that they do not have control or record of their expenses, They allocate most of their money to going out to restaurants, movie tickets, parties, clothing, among others. Now, ant expenses, a concept that refers to frequent purchases of small amounts, which makes them go unnoticed by consumers in their…
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What is the Simple Taxation Regime and how to register?  – Personal Finance – Economics

What is the Simple Taxation Regime and how to register? – Personal Finance – Economics

The director of the Dian, Luis Carlos Reyes, called on Colombians to register in the Simple Taxation Regime, "the most convenient way to pay your taxes. All you need is to update the RUT indicating your choice."The simple tax regime It is the system that unifies the payment of various taxes with the aim of making compliance with tax obligations easier.. According to the specialized Management portal, the idea of ​​this regime is to facilitate the taxation process for some taxpayers, such as natural and legal persons whose Tax Value Unit (Uvt) is not more than 80,000 per year.This system…
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