The Minister of Finance, Ricardo Bonilla, denied that with the proposal for forced investments, the Government intends to cancel Colombian savings.
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The forced investment proposal announced by President Gustavo Petro continues to generate all kinds of reactions. While some criticize, government officials are defending the initiative.
At first, the Minister of the Interior, Juan Fernando Cristo, defended the initiative. “It is being evaluated, there is permanent communication with the banks, with Asobancaria, with the union, to see what is the best way. Nobody here is trying, as they say colloquially, to get into people’s savings. What is being sought, which is not new either, is that an important part of those resources that the financial system has aimed to promote free credit in the tourism sector, the business sector and the sector export.”explained the officer.
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Now, it was the turn of the Minister of Finance, Ricardo Bonilla, to send at a press conference, a message of silence to bank savers and who strongly denies that the forced investment project is the National Government intends to wipe out the savings of Colombians.
“People are going to continue to have the money in their checking accounts, that’s not compensation, that’s not what the vice president says he’s going to eliminate Colombia, forced investments have existed for over 20 years in Colombia and ever. “Nobody has said it’s a conviction,” Bonilla said.
