Wealth tax supporters
Wealth tax supporters in Venezuela
18 public figures and organisations in Venezuela have backed a wealth tax on the record, found so far, with 20 sourced statements. 4 with an explicit statement, vote or law (grade A), 13 named support (B) and 1 implied support (C).
What they back
- Annual net wealth tax: 15
- A wealth tax, design open: 4
Who they are
10 politician, 3 economist, 2 government_body, 1 union_official, 1 cultural_figure, 1 legal_tax_professional.
The strongest evidence
- Andrés Eloy Méndez: Constituent; chair of the ANC economy commission in 2019 (grade A, 2 statements)
- Asamblea Nacional Constituyente (2017): Constituent assembly that created the Impuesto a los Grandes Patrimonios (dissolved December 2020) (grade A, 1 statement)
- Orlando Camacho: Constituent (ANC) who presented the Impuesto a los Grandes Patrimonios law to the assembly (grade A, 1 statement)
- Tania Díaz: Deputy of the National Assembly (PSUV, Anzoategui) since 2026; first vice-president of the 2017 Constituent Assembly; signed the Impuesto a los Grandes Patrimonios law (grade A, 1 statement)
- Pasqualina Curcio: Economist and professor at Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB) (grade B, 2 statements)
- Diosdado Cabello: President of the Constituent Assembly 2018 to 2020 (grade B, 1 statement)
- Eduardo Piñate: President of the ANC Economy Commission in 2017 who evaluated and debated the Ley de impuesto a grandes patrimonios · Asamblea Nacional Constituyente (2017) (grade B, 1 statement)
- Gladys del Valle Requena: Second Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly; co-signed the Impuesto a los Grandes Patrimonios enactment · Asamblea Nacional Constituyente (2017) (grade B, 1 statement)
- Juan Carlos Valdez: Tax lawyer, economic analyst, and co-host of Boza con Valdez on VTV (grade B, 1 statement)
- Luis Britto García: Writer and columnist; supporter of the Bolivarian government (grade B, 1 statement)
- Luis Eduardo Martínez: Deputy of the National Assembly (2021 legislature); head of the Acción Democrática caucus (grade B, 1 statement)
- Luis Salas Rodríguez: Former Vice President for the Economy and Minister of Productive Economy; sociologist and UBV professor · Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela (grade B, 1 statement)
- Mario Silva: Presenter of La Hojilla (VTV), member of the 2017 Constituent Assembly and National Assembly deputy · Asamblea Nacional (grade B, 1 statement)
- María Alejandra Díaz: Constitutional lawyer, member of the 2017 Constituent Assembly, and political figure · Asamblea Nacional Constituyente (2017) (grade B, 1 statement)
- Nicolás Maduro: President of Venezuela (grade B, 1 statement)
- Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (Seniat): Tax authority that collects the Impuesto a los Grandes Patrimonios (grade B, 1 statement)
- Tony Boza: Economist, deputy of the National Assembly (2021-2026), former ANC constituent, and co-host of Boza con Valdez · Asamblea Nacional (grade B, 1 statement)
- Octavio Solórzano: President of Fenasirtrasalud, the health workers union federation (grade C, 1 statement)