Chilean President presents Reform proposal that taxes profits to finance better pensions for the poor

Chile’s government plans to remove a series of tax exemptions, including one on securities trading, to help finance an increase in pensions for the poor. Read also Puerto Rico House to Unveil Bond-Cutting Bill Next Week: Speaker The pension reform, which will cost the government about $1.1 billion a year, was presented to Congress Monday for immediate discussion, President Sebastian Pinera said in a video address posted on his Twitter account. Read also CDCs could be the new annuities, say regulators The tax...