Amado Barahona

Amado Barahona is the acting director of the General Directorate of Revenue (DGI) in Panama, where he has been instrumental in enhancing tax collection efforts. Since taking on the role eight months ago, he has overseen significant improvements in the department's operational capacity, including the recovery of over $1 million in fines from businesses. Barahona has highlighted the alarming statistic that 54% of taxpayers evade their fiscal responsibilities, prompting a government initiative to hire 100 new tax collection professionals to combat this issue.