Deputy Minister sanctioned and separation is requested

Different sectors has get to the conclusion that the deputy health minister, Miguel Mayo, should be removed from office and punished for tax evasion.

These petitions, members of civil society, emerging after the complaint lodged by Macario Quinones against May, which confirmed that the officer lied in the sworn declaration of assets by not itemize their expenses, property in Costa del Este and A vehicle.

Although the deputy minister admitted that "error" your accountant did not include in his statement during 2014, the monthly $ 3,000 he received as expenses, the population was not convinced because it did not explain that the error was $ 18,000, leaving more questions.

According to the economist and former candidate for vice president Maribel Gordón, they are low odds of this happening.

"It's Styling Finish it as a practice and conduct of those who assume leadership positions to evade taxes," he added.

Gordon reiterated that these unethical, repetitive and reprehensible manifestations leave a cost to society and those who pay taxes, so you think that warrants investigation and not just a wake-up call.

Economist Juan Jované was a little more emphatic on this topic, and argued that should not only be separate, but it is time that President Juan Carlos Varela put order in his government.

"It just has the power to change a minister and deputy minister without having to ask for his resignation. He has to act firmly" he said.

Jované appeals to the law is applied when a tax return is wrong.

"They have to set the fine and act within the law because they failed to declare income. It could have been a penny, but it is not important, the important thing is that people can not evade taxes and say that was wrong," he said.

Influence peddling

The relationship between the company and the MoH Technomedical in about a dozen shopping, is classified as influence peddling.

These statements of representatives of civil society are given after the deputy minister himself acknowledged in May that this company belongs to Luis Carlos Jaramillo, who is the husband of his sister.

Gordon made it clear that there is a dome of economic power sectors are increasingly often using public sphere to be of millions.

He added that such practices are not transparent, are unethical and cause injury to the national heritage.

"I said he was going to fight corruption, and the practice continues. It is being abused, it seems a criminal behavior from the public sphere," he said.

Meanwhile, the lawyer Carlos Lee, member of the Citizens Alliance for Justice, said it is an iterative problem of conflicts of interest, so it looks important work urgently in a transparency law as it is not regulated in Panama.

Jované appeals to the law is applied when a tax return is wrong.

Funcionarios se esconden detrás de los llamados ‘ataques políticos’

El viceministro de Salud, Miguel Mayo, en su afán de defenderse, manifestó que las denuncias sobre evasión de impuestos son “ataques” de quienes abusaron del Estado, además, que los gastos de representación que gana ya vienen gravados.

Carlos Lee, abogado y miembro de la Alianza Ciudadana Pro Justicia, dijo que los funcionarios que se ven envueltos en estos escándalos siempre están justificándose y escondiéndose detrás de los llamados “ataques políticos”.

“La sociedad civil está esperando un buen gobierno, que sea transparente, en que haya valores éticos en las ejecuciones de sus proyectos y que le brinde confianza a los ciudadanos de un manejo transparente de los fondos públicos”, añadió.

La excandidata a la vicepresidencia Maribel Gordón cree que cuando se sube a un cargo público, se debe estar presto a tener la mayor transparencia en la conducta y además entregar a la población los informes de rendición de cuentas.