Currently, the asset tax - which is meant to finance military spending - is due to expire in December 2010. "Even if the implementation starts on 2011, I believe it's responsible to announce the problem, anticipate the debate and make decisions, even if it's for the future," Uribe said in a speech in a conference held in Bogota. Read morehere. Semana International delivers news about Colombia in English. Find more in our home.