Throughout this 2023, the government of President Gustavo Petro will continue to lead the ‘Refund of Value Added Tax’ (VAT), a program that began in 2020 as an aid measure against the covid-19 pandemic.
The proposal of said program is that lower-income families receive resources that alleviate the impact of the tax that taxes the consumption of products and services of the most vulnerable people.
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It is important to note that the return would be for a value of 80,000 pesos.
According to the Department of Social Prosperity, throughout 2022, nearly 2 million households benefited from the VAT refund from social prosperity and departments such as Antioquia, Bolívar, Córdoba, Nariño and Cauca had at their disposal part of the 187,000 million pesos that were delivered by the National Government.
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How do you know if you are a beneficiary?
1. If you want to know if your name appears as a beneficiary of the VAT Refund program, keep in mind that you must enter the official page of social prosperitydoing Click here
2. Click on the ‘beneficiary inquiry’ button.
3. Write your identification number in the box.
4. Click on ‘consult’, and the system will indicate if you are among the beneficiaries.
Differences in currencies vary according to several factors.
So far, the date of the next cycle has not been confirmed; however, emphasize that it is necessary to be connected to the official channels of the same Department. The last payment was made between December 21, 2022 and January 10 of this year.
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