According to nacion.com, "the objective is to guarantee that companies remain in the country, to encourage them to reinvest and to have a clear legal framework to attract new companies.

The reform bill will also be used to include some type of general incentive for local investments, said the Minister of Comex, Marco Vinicio Ruiz.

Source: Nacion.com

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