The Government of Ecuador has no funds to finance the internal war against terrorist groups. The deficit is around $5 billion and the funds are exhausted.
President Daniel Noboa proposes a temporary increase in the value added tax (VAT) The opposition is not convinced about “reaching into citizens' pockets’ The legislators' counterproposal is to collect more taxes on private banks and cooperatives, also on the profits generated by the largest companies, and increase the tax on the outflow of foreign currency.