Colombia’s defense minister called on the country’s congress to continue funding armed forces in spite of ongoing efforts to make peace with the country’s half-a-decade old rebel groups.
When Colombia’s congressional economic committee approved the 2015 budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas probably sighed relief after an intense and complicated campaign to see the proposal pass. The $108…
Colombia’s Housing Minister has recognized that there is no money for subsidized housing or aqueducts with the ministry in need of more than $5 billion for just one project, reported Caracol…
Colombian victim representatives, lawmakers, NGOS and academics are arguing that more money must be made available for post-conflict peace plans, reported Caracol Radio on Monday.
Colombia’s Congress on Wednesday approved the 2015 government budget which will come into effect January 1, 2015 and has been set at $108 billion.
Colombia’s 2015 budget is facing strong criticism from opposition parties from both the left and the right as Congress is divided on how to close the $6.5 gap in the proposed $108…
In a tumultuous week of consecutive clashes with the city council, Bogota’s mayor has failed to pass a single one of his proposed 2015 budget projects ratified.
A four-year tax hike proposed by Colombia’s government will be insufficient to cover the $6.5 billion budget gap, according to an analysis by an economic think tank.
Colombia’s latest budget proposal looks set to pay for education, infrastructure and post-conflict measures by increasing the tax burden in Colombian taxpayers, according to the country’s Deputy Finance Minister on…