Petro vows to raise taxes for the rich, ban arms
Petro vows to raise taxes for the rich, ban arms
Monday, 02 January 2012 04:51
Adriaan Alsema
New Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro vows to raise taxes for the rich and decree a full ban on carrying weapons as one of many measures to decrease inequality in Colombia's capital city and lower the city's crime rate.
Petro, an economist and former guerrilla of the demobilized M-19, announced the pillars of his policy in the coming three years will be security, environment, education, child care and citizen participation in local politics.
Public security
The new mayor, who has minority support in Bogota's city council, said he will decree the full ban on carrying weapons which will be evaluated months from now.
"Owning weapons will not be forbidden, this is guaranteed by law. What will not be allowed is that they are taken to clubs, buses and bars, that we kill each other. We want Bogota to be a space that is free of arms," said the mayor.
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