Rumors published yesterday in some newspapers claim the government is thinking in reducing the amount of the Value Added Tax (IVA) and eliminating the criminal tax on bank transactions (IDB). These would turn out to be brilliant electoral strategies on the part of the government as would be eliminating the corrupt exchange control. I doubt the government has the conviction to carry them through or the ability to execute them on time.
The Devil's Excrement
Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
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