El próximo viernes 19 de noviembre se realizará la segunda jornada de día sin IVA del 2021 y la meta para el comercio es clara: vender, mínimo 6 billones de pesos.
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Las expectativas anda al alza después de que durante la primera jornada, la del 28 de octubre, se obtuvieron ventas por más de 9,8 billones de pesos.
In order to have a second day without VAT without setbacks, the National Government and the formal trade are making adjustments to comply with the recent measures regarding the requirement of a covid-19 vaccination card for persons over 18 years of age for mass events, public and private, in closed places involving agglomeration of people.
(see: is Colombia ready for days like the day without VAT?).
Ximena Lombana, Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism, clarified that it is essential to comply with recent regulations on public health and health measures.
"merchants learn very quickly from the mistakes of the past and overcome them as best they can. They have accelerated the application of the electronic invoice and have avoided, thanks to excellent logistics, the agglomerations, not only because of the extension of the hours of service in the physical store, but because of the improvement in their virtual platforms," said Jaime Alberto Cabal, President of the National Federation of merchants (Fenalco).
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(see: day without VAT: the products that are discounted and those that do not).
Vale la pena recordar que los lugares que quieran tener 100 % de aforo deberán exigir, sí o sí, el carné de vacunación desde este martes 16 de noviembre.
Entre las empresas de plataformas electrónicas también hay optimismo frente a esta nueva fecha.
"for the two days of the day without VAT that come in November and December, it will be very important for the private sector to provide greater dissemination of the operation of the day without VAT in terms of the products covered, the obligatory participation, and how the VAT on a product is calculated," said María Fernanda Quiñones, President of the Colombian Chamber of Electronic Commerce.
Vale la pena recordar que la jornada del día sin IVA se realiza con el propósito de incentivar el comercio y el consumo de los colombianos, así como de impulsar el crecimiento de la economía para el último trimestre del año, el cual incluye la temporada navideña y vacaciones.
(see: day without VAT: ceiling for purchases and other doubts of the day).
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