Political Heart of the Mega-Reform Celebrated by the Government Now in the Hands of the Constitutional Court: Deputy Barraza Challenges «Constitutional Lock» on Tax Invariability

Original article: «El corazón político de la megareforma que ayer celebró el oficialismo ya está en manos del TC»: Diputado Barraza cuestionó «candado constitucional» que impone la invariabilidad tributaria

Following the submission of a request to the Constitutional Court with 10 challenges against the current government’s «national reconstruction» bill, Deputy Marcos Barraza (PC) addressed the opposition’s action, particularly questioning the tax invariability statute included in the «mega-reform.»

He recalled that «the Constitution sets limits precisely to prevent a temporary majority from conditioning the democratic decisions of future generations. This is the debate that the Constitutional Court must now resolve.»

«We presented ten challenges because we believe this project exceeds the limits that the Constitution imposes on the power of a temporary parliamentary majority,» added the lawmaker and former minister.

In this regard, he specifically referred to the tax invariability statute, which he warned «installs a true constitutional lock that seeks to immobilize the tax authority of future governments and Congress for 20 years.»

«We also question norms that weaken environmental protection, restrict the right of communities to participate and defend their territories against business projects that violate environmental standards, and transfer risks that belong to large companies to the State by creating compensation funded by all Chileans,» Deputy Barraza emphasized.

«The political heart of the mega-reform celebrated by the government yesterday is now in the hands of the Constitutional Court,» the parliamentarian concluded. Read more on this topic:

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