| Group Sought to Make Baja California Peninsula an Independent Nation Jorge Calvillo - Latinos Post | |
| go to original February 28, 2014 |
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Amid protests against fiscal reforms by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, a separatist group appeared in social networks promoting the separation of Baja California from the rest of the Republic.
Created in October, "Republica de Baja California" on Facebook currently has 142 thousand followers and proposes the creation of an autonomous republic.
The controversial fiscal reform approved last year, implemented a 16 percent VAT in border states, which has caused generalized anger among residents of Baja California. The 16 percent VAT has been standard in the rest of the country for some years.
Although for many the separatist website is a joke, it had garnered the attention of specialists and the Mexican media, since its promoters have created a flag, a coin and a political capital for the new autonomous republic.
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