- Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled President Petro’s emergency tax decree unconstitutional, blocking his attempt to impose a 19% VAT on online gambling and other sectors via executive action.
- The government must now seek Congressional approval for any future gambling taxes.
- The blocked decree would have raised $3.1 billion and included new taxes on crypto deposits, luxury items, and financial institutions.
- The 19% VAT on online gambling caused a 30% drop in gross gaming revenue and reduced healthcare funding from gambling proceeds.
- The court’s decision comes less than seven weeks before the presidential election.
Source: news.bitcoin.com
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