Petro seeks economic emergency and tax reform for budget

President Petro plans an economic emergency and tax reform to balance the 2026 budget. He noted he may use decrees if Congress rejects the new financing law.

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President Gustavo Petro of Colombia has announced that his administration will submit an economic emergency decree and a new tax reform bill to Congress to balance the 2026 budget. In a televised address on Tuesday evening, the president declared that if the legislative body does not approve these economic proposals, he will implement them by executive decree.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses the media following the 2026 congressional elections in Bogota. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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