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Cepeda criticizes the Economic Rescue Law and warns of protests

Opposition Senator Iván Cepeda delivered his first statement on the Economic Rescue Law: he claimed it is a tax reform serving International Monetary Fund…

--- The context --- The Economic Rescue Law presented by the Government of President Abelardo De La Espriella has sparked reactions across political and social sectors. Amid that open debate, opposition Senator Iván Cepeda delivered his first statement on the Executive initiative. --- The facts --- The senator argued that the initiative is, in his view, a tax reform, and he maintained that the Government is presenting it to meet demands that, according to him, come from the International Monetary Fund. Cepeda questioned what he described as benefits for the wealthiest people and claimed that the proposal punishes the middle and lower classes severely. According to Cepeda, the proposal once again places taxes on basic foods in the family basket. He added that the bill places an income tax on salaries slightly above three million pesos and pointed, as an example in corporate income matters, to what he described as the elimination of the wealth tax for the wealthiest sectors. --- The positions --- From the opposition, Cepeda warned that if the Government continues down that path it will awaken, in his words, a formidable wave of social mobilization, a national strike and a forceful response. On the other side, and despite the criticism received, the Government has not backed down and is moving forward with the initiative, with the initiative. --- What remains unknown --- The senator statement does not detail the full drafted text of the proposal or the official figures behind it. The Government point by point responses to each claim are not yet known either, nor is the schedule of discussion in Congress. --- Unanswered questions --- How will the Government respond, point by point, to Senator Cepeda claims about the law? What adjustments, if any, could the text receive during its discussion in Congress? Will the warning of social mobilization resonate with social organizations across the country? --- EPM analysis --- The statement marks the formal entry of the opposition into the debate over the law, in a tone of political warning. These are the positions of a political actor facing an initiative that the Executive defends and keeps in motion, and whose content will be defined in the legislative discussion. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, Senator Cepeda warning is a political position within an open debate, not an accomplished fact, and it should be read as such. The Government keeps the initiative and has not backed down despite the criticism, so the discussion will be settled in Congress, with the figures and the text on the table. There, each claim about taxes and benefits can be checked against verifiable documents, and citizens will have concrete elements to judge who is right.
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