Transferring money from Ecuadorian bank account to a bank in the UK

Does the 5% charge for money transferred or taken out of the country in cash still apply? I understand that the equivalent of 3 times basic wage (= $1200) can be taken out in cash, tax free; any amount over that is liable to the 5% tax. Same applies to bank transfers, unless something has changed in the past 2 months. Any advice would be helpful (not that we are hoping to travel any time soon).

Elizabeth Bekes