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Antioquia governor calls for tax changes

Luis Perez, governor of Antioquia, the state at the heart of Colombia's gold industry, has called on the country's mining and energy ministry to allow companies to use their taxes to pay for local infrastructure works and thus help improve community relations.

Paul Harris in Medellin, Colombia
Antioquia governor Luis Perez is backing the works-for-taxes legislation

Antioquia governor Luis Perez is backing the works-for-taxes legislation

"Minister, I have a suggestion for you. Let companies invest their taxes directly in public infrastructure works. Let them pay their taxes in situ as this would help things go well for the companies, the...

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