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Thousands march in Colombia over tax proposals, rising insecurity

Thousands of anti-government protesters and police have fought in Colombia’s capital Bogota over President Ivan Duque’s planned tax increase, in spite of COVID-19 curbs. The government is proposing new or expanded taxes for citizens and businesses to shore up its pandemic-battered economy. People are also protesting over the country’s precarious security situation. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Bogota, Colombia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Colombia #ColombiaTaxReform #ColombiaProtests