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Ecuadornews:     The repeal of the Law to prevent land speculation, known as Capital Gains Law, was included in the referendum, after concluding that the tax burdens imposed were not appropriate. That was the argument of President Lenin Moreno when he stressed that...

Ecuadornews:     The National Front for the Family takes more protagonism with a bill for the eradication of gender violence against women. The leader of the front is César Piechestein, a Catholic priest, whose Twitter account is @elcuradetodos. This time the request...

Ecuadornews:     Finance Minister Carlos de la Torre revealed yesterday that the economic measures decided by President Lenin Moreno would generate income for the treasury for $ 1.9 billion; however, as there will also be certain “concessions” to the...

Ecuadornews:     The National Audit Office sent 10 reports with indications of criminal responsibility for possible irregularities in Odebrecht’s contracts to the Prosecutor’s office. There are 59 people identified by the control agency, including officials...

Ecuadornews:     Labor Minister Raúl Ledesma reported yesterday that there are 106 employees working in the Vice-Presidency office. Up to August, there were 228 people working. The elimination of 122 positions is due to two factors: the executive order of austerity that...

Ecuadornews:     Four days before the nation’s prosecutor Carlos Baca Mancheno rules on the accusation of Vice President Jorge Glas, in the offense of unlawful association that investigates 18 people in the Odebrecht corruption plot, the official was summoned by...

Ecuadornews:     The plenary session was suspended for the third time in two weeks. The untimely attempt to reactivate the audit of the Attorney General was not successful either. Visitors. Taking advantage of the absence of the Legislators, students from several public...

Ecuadornews:     Finally, President Lenin Moreno announced on Wednesday, October 11 his long-awaited economic plan and reiterated that the economic situation is difficult. The most important announcements are tax and labor matters. The Income Tax for companies will...

Ecuadornews:     The former legal secretary of the Presidency during the government of former President Rafael Correa, Alexis Mera, requested Chancellor Maria Fernanda Espinosa to withdraw his nomination as ambassador to the United States in Washington. He did so...

Ecuadornews:     Vice-President without functions Jorge Glas preferred to wait in jail for the preparatory hearing of the trial for the alleged crime of unlawful association in the Odebrecht case, to be held Monday in Court. In that process, Glas hopes that Attorney...