One Month Before Congress Break, Here's How Government Reforms Are Progressing

Labor, Employment, and Benefits attorney Camilo Cuervo was mentioned in an article published by La República discussing the challenges faced by key government reforms in Colombia's Congress, such as health, tax and labor reforms, which are at risk of not being approved by the session's end in December 2024. Mr. Cuervo specifically highlights the complicated position of the health reform and the low probability of both the tax and labor reforms passing, while pointing out the judicial reform as one of the few that may progress. Furthermore, he projects 2025 to be a legislatively stagnant year due to the focus on electoral politics, making it difficult for significant reforms to advance.

"This reform is completely stalled. There's neither the opportunity nor the desire. The tax reform will not pass, and the labor reform is likely to meet the same fate. Time has run out in the Senate for the labor reform, and the chances of the project being approved as it came out of the House are almost nil. Even if there were political will, it would be modified so much that the government itself would wish to withdraw it or let it fail," he said.

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