El Petro Venezolano: Reflexiones sobre una falacia monetaria y pretendida unidad de cuenta

Date01 July 2023
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El Petro Venezolano: Reflexiones sobre una falacia
monetaria y pretendida unidad de cuenta,"
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TguwogpEl Petro no es moneda ni unidad de cuenta monetaria. Tampoco es un
criptoactivo. Se trata de una forma simulada para (i) dolarizar y (ii) descontinuar
el uso del bolívar (y la UT) como unidad de cuenta de las obligaciones tributarias
principales y accesorias. El uso del Petro infringe los artículos 318 Constitucional,
3 y 146 del COT 2020 y 116 de la LBCV que ordenan el uso del bolívar como uni-
dad de cuenta y pago de las obligaciones tributarias como un requisito de estricta
reserva legal.
Rcncdtcu"Encxg<"Petro, dolarización, deslegalización, expolio fiscal."
CduvtcevThe Petro is neither a currency nor a monetary unit of account. Is not a
cryptoasset either. It is a simulated way to (i) dollarize and (ii) discontinue the use
of the bolivar (and the UT) as the unit of account for main and accessory tax obli-
gations. The use of the Petro violates articles 318 of the Constitution, 3 and 146 of
the COT 2020 and 116 of the LBCV that mandate the use of the bolivar as a unit of
account and payment of tax obligations as a requirement of strict legal reserve.
Mg{"yqtfuPetro, dollarization, delegalization, fiscal plunder.
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