Last June 28th., took over as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Taxation (SET) of the Ministry of Finance Mr. Javier Contreras, replacing Mr. Geronimo Bellassai.

Mr. Javier Contreras has a Masters in Comparative European Law from the University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain, is a Lawyer from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, National University of Asuncion.

He was the National Customs Director of Paraguay (December 2009 – April 2011) and Criminal Tax Agent member of the Fiscal Unit specializing in Economic Crimes. He teaches at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, National University of Asuncion.

Sr. Javier Contreras
Vice-minister of Taxation