Política fiscal para el posconflicto Colombiano

Abstract

The aim of this article is to depict impact that fiscal policy has on futile distribution of income, and therefore in the fifty-years-long armed conflict in Colombia. The research problem focuses on recognizing that tax burden have borne by working class after the economic liberalization process in Colombia during the nineties. The outcome was the cutback of their disposable income due to consumption and VAT taxes. This study details how the model has both relaxed at the same time taxes on capital and income, so as to encourage more income inequality among Colombians. Only between 1990 and 2015, the richest 10% of the Colombian population holds 53% of income. The article concludes that to improve income distribution and do not generate irritants to the post-conflict model, it is necessary to adopt tax policies on income, along with public social expenditure.