466 people face tax withholdings for alimony debts

After Operation Income 2024, the Government and the Regional Treasury reported that 466 people had withholdings on their tax returns, accumulating a total of $113 million in the Tarapacá region.

At a press point, the minister of Women and Gender Equality, Noemí Salinas, together with the regional treasurer, Álvaro Villablanca, and the ministers of Government, Rodrigo Vargas, and of Justice, Pablo Valenzuela, provided details about the withholdings and the destination of the funds.

The communes with the highest number of withholdings are Iquique, with 266 cases totaling around $76 million, and Alto Hospicio, with 174 withholdings reaching $34 million. In Pozo Almonte there were 16 withholdings, owing $1,615,000; in Pica, seven withholdings for a total of $680,000; in Camiña, three withholdings for $268,698; in Huara, two retentions for $34,000; and in Colchane there were no retentions.

The Seremi of Women, Noemí Salinas, indicated that more than 3 thousand people in Tarapacá are registered in the National Registry of Food Debtors, the majority men (97%), with a total debt of approximately $2.8 billion.

The regional treasurer, Álvaro Villablanca, explained that the withheld amounts are being transferred to the accounts of the Courts of Justice for the payment of alimony.

For his part, the Minister of Justice, Pablo Valenzuela, highlighted the role of the Ministry of Justice, the Civil Registry Service and the Judicial Assistance Corporation in supporting women who activate the process of collecting alimony debts.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Government, Rodrigo Vargas, valued the implementation of the Food Debtors Law, which was in force for one year and was approved transversally in Congress.

From the Government, they stressed that the commitment is to guarantee compliance with alimony obligations, ensuring that resources reach those who need it most and contributing to the well-being of families in the Tarapacá region.

Review in detail the consolidation of the Registry of Alimony Debtors in Tarapacá.