Carlos Emilio Betancourt
ColombiapoliticianMale6.5Global Dominance: 0.00%Carlos Emilio Betancourt is a Colombian politician and economist currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Finance. He is notable for his role in public sector salary negotiations, where he recently presented the government's proposal for salary increases for public employees for the years 2025 and 2026. His proposal, which suggested an increase of 1.3 percentage points above the Consumer Price Index, was met with unanimous rejection from labor unions, highlighting the ongoing discourse around public employee compensation and economic sustainability in Colombia.
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Carlos Emilio Betancourt, the outgoing director of the Dian, discusses the impact of new tariffs imposed by the United States.
‘Aranceles de 12,5 % de EE. UU. afectaron a 60 países y en ninguno de ellos se pusieron a decir quién tuvo la responsabilidad’: director de la DianColombia· 2026-08-06
Carlos Emilio Betancourt is the director general of the Dian who explained the VAT increase on strong liquors.
Estos son los licores que verían un aumento en el IVA del 5 % al 19 % tras la nueva reforma tributaria presentada por el gobierno PetroColombia· 2026-07-23
Carlos Emilio Betancourt is the Deputy Minister of Finance discussing tax progressivity.
Los nuevos impuestos que vendrían con la segunda reforma tributaria del gobierno de Gustavo PetroColombia· 2025-08-20
Carlos Emilio Betancourt is the Deputy Minister of Finance who presented the fiscal framework.
¿cuánto se pierde por renta e IVA?Colombia· 2025-06-16
Carlos Emilio Betancourt is the Deputy Minister of Finance who discussed the need to review tax expenditures.
Estas son las alertas de los expertos sobre la suspensión de la regla fiscal y la nueva reforma tributariaColombia· 2025-06-15
Carlos Emilio Betancourt explained that the reform would review the structure of VAT to reduce tax expenditure.
estos son los impuestos que el Gobierno está pensando colocar para recaudar $ 19 billonesColombia· 2025-06-14
Carlos Emilio Betancourt communicated the government's salary proposal to the union representatives.
sindicatos rechazaron la oferta en la negociaciónColombia· 2025-04-25