The 2021-2024 legislature, with a majority of Nuevas Ideas and a negligible opposition, has approved the tax exemption for more than 50 initiatives that have benefited the population, organizations and institutions that work on behalf of Salvadorans.
In the current Government, the security tax that was implemented in the FMLN governments was removed, despite this, they only achieved the bloodiest years in the post-war period in El Salvador.
Although Salvadorans no longer paid said tax, the Government of President Nayib Bukele did manage to provide security to Salvadorans with the Territorial Control Plan and the Exception Regime, achieving a historic reduction in homicides and extortions, the main scourges that affected to the country, in the presidential periods of the traditional parties.
Government achieves historic reduction in homicides without security tax
February of this year closed as the safest month in the country’s recent history, while in 2023, a daily average of 0.4 homicides and a rate of 2.4 murders per 100,000 inhabitants were achieved.
This security model has inspired other countries in the Latin American region, nations such as Ecuador, Argentina, Honduras, among others, have begun to execute actions that have been modeled on El Salvador.
Previous governments diverted taxes for personal purposes
The ARENA and FMLN governments have been characterized by corruption, their former presidents, former officials, former mayors and former deputies have been taken and defeated in court, although some remain fugitives from Salvadoran justice.
During the presidential term of Mauricio Funes, $351 million was diverted to personal accounts in the country and abroad, he acquired a Ferrari and took pleasure trips to Disney, despite the fact that the FMLN has sold an anti-imperialist and close-to-the-people image.
However, the two former presidents are fleeing Salvadoran justice, and have requested political asylum in Nicaragua, with the aim of not appearing before the Courts, due to the evidence that the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) has collected.
Former president Salvador Sánchez Cerén began with the delivery of poor quality computer equipment, which were called “Lempitas”, the computers did not have enough capacity and were easily ruined, it was assured that it would be delivered to every child in the country, but the goal was never it was fulfilled.
While former ARENA and FMLN officials used Salvadorans’ taxes to acquire mansions and pleasure trips, now that money is used to deliver high-quality computers and tablets to students, the education system has been modernized with Google Classroom, improvement of schools, Starlink in schools, among other benefits never seen before.
El Salvador advances despite tax exemption
Without a doubt, El Salvador is not only advancing in terms of security, tourism is now one of the main supports of the Salvadoran economy, international events such as Miss Universe 2023, the Surfing World Cup and Games have been held in the country. Central American and Caribbean.
The health system has been modernized with new hospitals, ambulances and state-of-the-art equipment, a mega prison has been built so that gang members no longer harm the population, the houses that were previously usurped by the gangs have been recovered and The squares have been modernized.
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