Desde el año 2004 el Ministerio de Hacienda publica anualmente el Marco Fiscal de Mediano Plazo (MFMP) en el cual se presentan las proyecciones oficiales sobre ingresos y gastos del gobierno central para los siguientes diez años. Como es de esperar, dichas proyecciones están sujetas a altos...

For the past fifteen years, Colombia has been engaged in a grand experiment in decentralization. Since 1986, subnational government spending has increased dramatically, as the regions have assumed greater control of health and education programs and other local services, and an increasing...

For the past fifteen years, Colombia has been engaged in a grand experiment in decentralization. Since 1986, subnational government spending has increased dramatically, as the regions have assumed greater control of health and education programs and other local services, and an increasing...

This paper analyses these payroll taxes, focusing specially on what is called the "parafiscales". The parafiscales are defined by Artivle 2 of Law 225 (1995) as "mandatory taxes established by law, which affect a certain and unique social or economic group and are used for the benefit of the...

"El presente documento está compuesto por cuatro capítulos, excluyendo esta introducción, en donde se cuantifican esas sensibilidades y se estiman las necesidades de recursos tributarios que pueden surgir en consecuencia, para lo cual se utiliza el Modelo de Equilibrio General Computable de...

This paper examines the history and economic effects of the BDT in Colombia. Section II reviews the history of the BDT in Colombia. Section III discusses its use throughout Latin America. Section IV examines the effects of Colombia’s BDT on efficiency, equity, and tax administration. Section V...

This paper examines the history and economic effects of the BDT in Colombia. Section II reviews the history of the BDT in Colombia. Section III discusses its use throughout Latin America. Section IV examines the effects of Colombia’s BDT on efficiency, equity, and tax administration. Section V...

En este estudio se caracterizan los costos de producción de cuatro sectores del Programa de Transformación Productiva: Chocolatería, confitería y sus materias primas; Cosméticos y productos de aseo; Tercerización de Procesos de Negocios BPO & O, y Turismo de Salud.

In this policy paper, we review the market failures that justify industrial policy, empirical evidence of successes and failures, criticism from public choice theory and different government failures that hinder the implementation of intervention policies. Finally, we make a series of...