Santos and Mockus have differing economic platforms in Colombia's presidential election. [1] Santos proposes not raising taxes or creating new ones, improving tax collection, and creating 3 million jobs. Mockus proposes new taxes and higher income and VAT rates to address fiscal deficits. [2] Their social proposals also differ: Santos aims to double social housing construction and ensure free education, while Mockus promotes social housing land policy and structural health system reforms through dialogue.
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1. State and develop two of the main economic proposals of
Santos and Mockus
Santos:
1. In his economic platform, Juan Manuel Santos stated that in
the case of being elected president will not raise existing tax rates,
nor create new taxes for Colombians. On the other hand, is
committed to improving the collection system.
2. At work, Santos proposes to create 3 million jobs in his four
years of government, to do recovery work in the field of social
housing, strengthening foreign direct investment (FDI) and
infrastructure.
Mockus:
1. For its part Antanas Mockus, under the fiscal deficit living
public finances, proposes the creation of new taxes and
increased rates on the income tax and VAT.
2. For Mockus, is a basis to restore trade relations with
Venezuela and Ecuador, to recover in the short term, the 150
000 jobs were lost when these countries decided to close its
borders with Colombia. .
2. Compare and look for differences
I see the difference that the presidential candidate Juan Manuel
Santos will not raise rates for existing taxes and no new taxes
created to Colombian and Antanas Mockus Candidate to made in
the course of the fiscal deficit living public finances, proposes the
creation of new taxes and increased rates on the income tax.
I
2. 3. State and develop two of the main social proposals of each
candidate, meaning education, healt and housing
Santos:
Dwelling: Juan Manuel Santos, present in Camacol forum,
proposed to double the number of houses and build 300,000 a
year.
Education: Santos will meet the art. 67 of the Constitution,
how? free education by covering with 1% of the General System
of Units for Education.
Health: We need a commitment from health to achieve our
goals: universal coverage insurance; POS unified, inclusive,
comprehensive, updated and sustainable for all, will be generated
tracer indicators that demonstrate progress: maternal mortality,
child morbidity, related to chronic diseases such as hypertension,
diabetes, cancer, quality of service in terms of ease of access.
Mockus:
Dwelling: Mockus promote the figure of the macro-social
interest in order to lower the supply of land, where
macroporyectos go beyond the four walls, including the
environment.
Education: Colombian presidential candidate Antanas Mockus,
the Green Party, spoke today about education in the city of Medellin
to win back young people who have given great support over the
Internet, and motivate them to vote massively in the second round
of 20 June
Health: We will make structural reforms in the health system,
based on a dialogue with patients, physicians, nurses, hospitals,
insurers, businesses and health care institutions, researchers and
local authorities,
4. Compare and look for differences
Candidates for the presidency has many differences in
housing, education and heath
3. Should you have the opportunity to vote either whom would you
vote
I should by vote for Juan Manuel Santos