El impuesto predial y su impacto en las finanzas públicas
Autor | Otto Alonso Acosta Bermedo, Adriana del Pilar Tapia Quintanilla, Christian Fernando Wong Vargas |
Páginas | 157-172 |
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EL IMPUESTO PREDIAL Y SU IMPACTO EN
LAS FINANZAS PÚBLICAS*
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importancia para el sostenimiento de un Estado.
ƐƉŽƌĞƐĞŵŽƟǀŽƋƵĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĚŝǀĞƌƐŽƐƚƌŝďƵƚŽƐ
ƋƵĞƐŽŶ ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂůĞƐƉĂƌĂůŽŐƌĂƌ ƚĂůĐŽŵĞ-
ƟĚŽ͕ĐŽŵŽĞƐĞůĐĂƐŽĚĞů /ŵƉƵĞƐƚŽWƌĞĚŝĂů͘^ŝŶ
ĞŵďĂƌŐŽ͕͎ĂƋƵĞůŝŵƉƵĞƐƚŽĐƵŵƉůĞƐƵĮŶĂůŝĚĂĚ
ĞŶĞůWĞƌƷ͍͎^ƵƚĂƐĂĞƐĮũĂĚĂĂĚĞĐƵĂĚĂŵĞŶƚĞ͍
͎džŝƐƚĞƵŶďƵĞŶƐŝƐƚĞŵĂĚĞƌĞĐĂƵĚĂĐŝſŶ͍
ŶĞƐƚĂŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂĐŝſŶ͕d,"D/^ĂŶĂůŝnjĂůŽƐƌĞƚŽƐ
ƋƵĞ ĞŶĐƵĞŶƚƌĂ ůĂ ĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂĐŝſŶ ĮƐĐĂů ĞŶ
ŶƵĞƐƚƌŽƉĂşƐ͕ƉƌŽǀĞLJĞŶĚŽĂĚĞŵĄƐ͕ƵŶĞŶĨŽƋƵĞ
ũƵƌşĚŝĐŽ͘ ƐŝŵŝƐŵŽ͕ƐĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂ ƵŶ ĚŝŶĄŵŝĐŽ
estudio del Impuesto Predial en el país, con-
ĐůƵLJĞŶĚŽƋƵĞƚĂů ĂĨĞĐƚĂĚĞĮŶŝƟǀĂŵĞŶƚĞĂ ůĂƐ
ĮŶĂŶnjĂƐƉƷďůŝĐĂƐLJƋƵĞ͕ƉŽƌĞůůŽ͕ ůĂƚĂƐĂĚĞďĞ
ƐĞƌƉƌŽŐƌĞƐŝǀĂŵĞŶƚĞŵŽĚŝĮĐĂĚĂLJĂůnjĂĚĂ͘^ĞƌĄ
ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂůƋƵĞĠƐƚĞƐĞĂƌĞĐĂƵĚĂĚŽŵĞĚŝĂŶ-
ƚĞƵŶĂĂĚĞĐƵĂĚĂŐĞƐƟſŶƉƷďůŝĐĂ ƋƵĞƉĞƌŵŝƚĂ
descentralizar los fondos y maximizar su uso
ƉĂƌĂďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂƌĂƚŽĚŽƐůŽƐƐĞĐƚŽƌĞƐ͘
WƵďůŝĐĮŶĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ ŽĨŵƵĐŚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌƚŚĞ
sustainability of a State. For that purpose,
there are diverse tax mechanisms that are
key to achieve that purpose, such as the case
ŽĨ WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ dĂdžĞƐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĐĂŶ ǁĞ Ăĸƌŵ
ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚĂdž ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŽĂů ŝŶ WĞƌƵ͍ /Ɛ
ƚŚĞƌĂƚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ĮdžĞĚ͍/ƐƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ
ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚĂdžĞƐ͍
/Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ͕ d,"D/^ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ƚŚĞ
ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉ ŝŶ ĮƐĐĂů
ĚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ Žī
Ă ůĞŐĂů ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘ /ƚ ĂůƐŽ ďƌŝŶŐƐ Ă
dynamic study of Property Taxes, concluding
that it has a very decisive impact on public
ĮŶĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĂƚƌĞĂƐŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƌĂƚĞŵƵƐƚďĞ
ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞůLJ ŵŽĚŝĮĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ͘ /ƚ ǁŝůů
ďĞĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂůƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŵĂLJďĞ
done with good governance that allows both
ƚŚĞĚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ŵĂdžŝŵŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
ĨƵŶĚƐƵƐĞ͕ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽďĞŶĞĮƚĂůůƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘
ĂdžĞƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐĮŶĂŶĐĞ͕ĮƐ-
ĐĂůĚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚĂdžƌĂƚĞ͕ ŝŶĂĨĞĐƚĂĐŝŽŶĞƐ͕
ĞdžĞŵƉƟŽŶƐ͘
W½ÙÝ ½ò͗ /ŵƉƵĞƐƚŽ ƉƌĞĚŝĂů͕ ĮŶĂŶnjĂƐ
ƉƷďůŝĐĂƐ͕ĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂĐŝſŶĮƐĐĂů͕ƚĂƐĂŝŵƉŽƐŝ-
ƟǀĂ͕ŝŶĂĨĞĐƚĂĐŝŽŶĞƐ͕ĞdžŽŶĞƌĂĐŝŽŶĞƐ͘
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THEMIS 64 | Revista de Derecho
EL IMPUESTO PREDIAL Y SU IMPACTO EN LAS FINANZAS PÚBLICAS
I. BREVE APROXIMACIÓN FINANCIERA-
JURÍDICA
͘ ŶĨŽƋƵĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĞƌŽ
ϭ͘ >ĂĚŝİĐŝůĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂĐŝſŶĮƐĐĂů
ůĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝƐŵŽĞƐƵŶŽĚĞ ůŽƐŵĂůĞƐ ƋƵĞĚĞƐĚĞ
ƐŝĞŵƉƌĞŚĂĂĐŽŵƉĂŹĂĚŽĂ ůĂ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐĐŝſŶ ĚĞ
ůĂZĞƉƷďůŝĐĂϭLJƋƵĞŚĂƐƚĂĞůĚşĂĚĞ ŚŽLJƌĞƐƵůƚĂ
ĚŝİĐŝůĚĞĐŽŵďĂƟƌ͘Ɛ͕ƉƵĞƐ͕ůĂĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂĐŝſŶĚĞ
ƉŽĚĞƌĞƐ͕ƌĞĐƵƌƐŽƐ LJŽƚƌŽƐĞŶƚŽƌŶŽ ĂƵŶƷŶŝĐŽ
ĐĞŶƚƌŽĐŽŵƷŶ͗ůŐŽďŝĞƌŶŽĐĞŶƚƌĂů͘ƐƚĞŶŽƐŽůŽ
ƌĞƷŶĞĞŶƐşŵŝƐŵŽůĂƐĨƵŶĐŝŽŶĞƐƋƵĞůĞĐŽƌƌĞƐ-
ƉŽŶĚĞŶ͕ƐŝŶŽƋƵĞ͕ĂĚĞŵĄƐ͕ĂďƐŽƌďĞůĂƐůĂďŽƌĞƐ
LJƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĂďŝůŝĚĂĚĞƐĚĞůŽƐŽƚƌŽƐŶŝǀĞůĞƐĚĞŐŽ-
ďŝĞƌŶŽĐŽŶĞůŽďũĞƟǀŽĚĞŵĂŶƚĞŶĞƌƵŶĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŽ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽůLJ ŽďƐĞƌǀĂĐŝſŶĚĞ ůŽƐ ŵŝƐŵŽƐ͘ƐşŵŝƐ-
ŵŽ͕ĞůůŽĐŽŶůůĞǀĂƌşĂĂƉŽĚĞƌĞǀŝƚĂƌĞůĚĞƐŽƌĚĞŶ͘
ŶĐŽŶƚƌĂƉŽƐŝĐŝſŶĂĞƐƚĞĨĞŶſŵĞŶŽƐĞĞŶĐƵĞŶ-
ƚƌĂ Ğů ƉƌŽĐĞƐŽĚĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂĐŝſŶ2͕ Ğů ĐƵĂů
ďƵƐĐĂƌĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵŝƌůĂƐ ĨƵŶĐŝŽŶĞƐƋƵĞ ʹĞƋƵŝǀŽ-
ĐĂĚĂŵĞŶƚĞʹŚĂ ƚŽŵĂĚŽ Ğů ŐŽďŝĞƌŶŽ ĐĞŶƚƌĂů͘
ƐƚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐŽŚĂƐŝĚŽĐŽŶĐĞďŝĚŽĐŽŵŽƵŶŵĞ-
ĚŝŽƉĂƌĂƌĞĚƵĐŝƌůŽƐƉƌŽďůĞŵĂƐĚĞĚĞƐŝŐƵĂůĚĂĚ
LJ ŽƉŽƌƚƵŶŝĚĂĚ ƉĂƌĂ Ğů ĚĞƐĂƌƌŽůůŽ ŚƵŵĂŶŽ͕
ƐƵƌŐŝĚŽƐĂƉƌŽƉſƐŝƚŽĚĞůĂ ĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂĐŝſŶƉŽůş-
ƟĐĂLJĞĐŽŶſŵŝĐĂ͘ƵŶƋƵĞĞů ƌĞĨĞƌŝĚŽƉƌŽĐĞƐŽ
ĚĞĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂĐŝſŶƐĞĂ ĐŽŶĐĞďŝĚŽĐŽŵŽ ƵŶ
ƉƌŽƉſƐŝƚŽĚŝİĐŝůĚĞƌĞĂůŝnjĂƌ͕ĐŝĞƌƚĂŵĞŶƚĞĞůŽď-
ũĞƟǀŽĞƐŶĞĐĞƐĂƌŝŽƉĂƌĂůŽŐƌĂƌƵŶĐƌĞĐŝŵŝĞŶƚŽ
ŵĄƐŚŽŵŽŐĠŶĞŽLJĞƋƵŝůŝďƌĂĚŽĞŶĞůƉĂşƐ͘
>Ă ĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĂĐŝſŶ͕ ĞŶ ƐƵ ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝſŶ ĮƐĐĂů͕
ĞƐƚĄƌĞĨĞƌŝĚĂĂůĂĂƐŝŐŶĂĐŝſŶĚĞĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶĐŝĂƐ
LJĨƵŶĐŝŽŶĞƐ ĞŶƚƌĞůŽƐ ĚŝƐƟŶƚŽƐŶŝǀĞůĞƐĚĞ ŐŽ-
ďŝĞƌŶŽ͕ůŽƋƵĞŝŵƉůŝĐĂƋƵĞĞůƐƚĂĚŽƐĞŽƌŐĂŶŝ-
ĐĞĚĞƚĂů ŵĂŶĞƌĂƋƵĞƐĞ ƉƵĞĚĂŶƉƌŽǀĞĞƌĚŝƐ-
ƟŶƚŽƐďŝĞŶĞƐLJƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŽƐƉƷďůŝĐŽƐĞŶĨƵŶĐŝſŶĂů
ŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŐĞŽŐƌĄĮĐŽĚĞĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂĚĂƌĞŐŝſŶ͘Ɛ
ĚĞƐƵŵĂŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐŝĂƋƵĞ͕ ůƵĞŐŽĚĞƌĞĂůŝnjĂĚŽ
ĞůĞƐƋƵĞŵĂĂŶƚĞƌŝŽƌ͕ƐĞƵďŝƋƵĞŶůĂƐĨƵĞŶƚĞƐĚĞ
ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂŵŝĞŶƚŽĞŶůŽƐĚŝƐƟŶƚŽƐŶŝǀĞůĞƐĚĞ ŐŽ-
ďŝĞƌŶŽƋƵĞ ƉĞƌŵŝƚĂŶĐŽŶƚĂƌ ĐŽŶůŽƐ ƌĞĐƵƌƐŽƐ
ƐƵĮĐŝĞŶƚĞƐƉĂƌĂĐƵŵƉůŝƌĐŽŶĚŝĐŚĂƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĂ-
ďŝůŝĚĂĚĞƐLJůůĞǀĂƌůĂƐĂůĂƌĞĂůŝĚĂĚ3͘
ŚŽƌĂďŝĞŶ͕Ğů ƉƌŽďůĞŵĂƌĂĚŝĐĂĞŶ ƋƵĞ͕ĞŶ Ğů
ĐĂƐŽĚĞů WĞƌƷ͕ƐĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŶĚŝǀĞƌƐŽƐŵŽƟǀŽƐ
ƉĂƌĂĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƌĞƐƚĞƉƌŽLJĞĐƚŽĚĞ ĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝ-
njĂĐŝſŶ͕ĂƐşĐŽŵŽƉĂƌĂŶŽŚĂĐĞƌůŽ͘>ĂƷŶŝĐĂĨŽƌ-
ŵĂĚĞƋƵĞƐĞĂƐŝŐŶĞŶƌĞĐƵƌƐŽƐĞĮĐŝĞŶƚĞŵĞŶƚĞ
ĞƐĐŽŶŽĐŝĞŶĚŽůŽƐŐƵƐƚŽƐLJŶĞĐĞƐŝĚĂĚĞƐƉĂƌƟ-
ĐƵůĂƌĞƐĚĞĐĞƌĐĂ͘ŵƉĞƌŽ͕ŶŽĞdžŝƐƚĞƵŶŽƌŐĂŶŝƐ-
ŵŽĐĞŶƚƌĂůƋƵĞƉƵĞĚĂĂďĂƌĐĂƌĞƐƚĞƉƌŽƉſƐŝƚŽ͕
ĚĞďŝĚŽ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůŵĞŶƚĞ Ă ůĂ ŐƌĂŶ ŚĞƚĞƌŽŐĞ-
ŶĞŝĚĂĚĚĞ ƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐŝĂƐ͕ŐƵƐƚŽƐLJ ƌĞĐƵƌƐŽƐĞŶ
ŶƵĞƐƚƌŽ ƉĂşƐ͘ƐŝŵŝƐŵŽ͕ ĐƵĂůƋƵŝĞƌ ĂƵƚŽƌŝĚĂĚ
ĚĞĞƐƚĞŶŝǀĞůƚĞŶĚĞƌĄĂƌĞĚƵĐŝƌĐŽƐƚŽƐĂƚƌĂǀĠƐ
ĚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵşĂƐĚĞĞƐĐĂůĂ͕ĂƐşĐŽŵŽŚŽŵŽŐĞŶĞŝ-
njĂƌƐƵƉƌŽǀŝƐŝſŶĚĞďŝĞŶĞƐLJƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŽƐϰ͘WŽƌŽƚƌŽ
ůĂĚŽ͕ŽƚƌŽƐĚĞůŽƐĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚŽƐƉĂƌĂŶŽĚĞƐĐĞŶ-
ƚƌĂůŝnjĂƌůĂƚŽŵĂĚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶĞƐĞƐĞǀŝƚĂƌůĂŐĞŶĞ-
ƌĂĐŝſŶĚĞĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůŝĚĂĚĞƐϱ͕ĂƐşĐŽŵŽůĂƉŽƐŝďůĞ
ĐŽƌƌƵƉĐŝſŶLJĨĂůƚĂĚĞĐŽŶŽĐŝŵŝĞŶƚŽƚĠĐŶŝĐŽƉŽƌ
ƉĂƌƚĞĚĞůŽƐ'ŽďŝĞƌŶŽƐ>ŽĐĂůĞƐ͘
Ϯ͘ >ŽƐŝŵƉƵĞƐƚŽƐůŽĐĂůĞƐ
>ŽƐ ŝŵƉƵĞƐƚŽƐĐƵLJĂ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂĐŝſŶ ĚĞďĞƌĞ-
ĐĂĞƌ ƐŽďƌĞĞů 'ŽďŝĞƌŶŽ ĞŶƚƌĂůƐŽŶ ĂƋƵĞůůŽƐ
ƋƵĞ ŐƌĂǀĂŶ ƵŶ ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ƌĞůĂƟǀĂŵĞŶƚĞ ŵſǀŝů͘
ƋƵĞůůŽƐƋƵĞ ĐƵĞŶƚĂŶ ĐŽŶ ƚĂƐĂƐƉƌŽŐƌĞƐŝǀĂƐ͕
ƐŽŶƉƌŽĐşĐůŝĐŽƐLJƐƵƐďĂƐĞƐƐĞĞŶĐƵĞŶƚƌĂŶĚĞƐ-
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