Many DR1ers probably don't know that Dominican senators and deputies (congressmen) have a special privilege: exoneration of taxes for the importation of vehicles.
This has been a point of contention in Dominican society, because many legislators use the exoneration privilege to import extremely expensive vehicles (Ferraris, Maseratis, Mercedes Benz.)
The topic is back on the national discussion after yesterday José Ignacio Paliza, the senator for Puerto Plata, renounced his exoneration privilege claiming that its not right to have this unnecessary privilege at the expense of Dominican taxpayers.
Needless to say, many Dominican senators and deputies are either criticizing Mr Paliza for his decision or are saying that he's free to do what he want, but that he's going too far in asking for the exoneration privilege to be removed completely.
[video=youtube;5BJLm2mbDvU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BJLm2mbDvU[/video]
I have to say that José Ignacio Paliza is one of the better Dominican politicians out there. This is only one of many things he has done that show he's a serious guy, putting the interest of his country and his province above his own, the way it should be. He's also quite young, which leaves the road of hope wide open as far as he, along with a handful of other Dominican politicians, paving the way for a new way of doing politics in the Dominican Republic.
This has been a point of contention in Dominican society, because many legislators use the exoneration privilege to import extremely expensive vehicles (Ferraris, Maseratis, Mercedes Benz.)
The topic is back on the national discussion after yesterday José Ignacio Paliza, the senator for Puerto Plata, renounced his exoneration privilege claiming that its not right to have this unnecessary privilege at the expense of Dominican taxpayers.
Needless to say, many Dominican senators and deputies are either criticizing Mr Paliza for his decision or are saying that he's free to do what he want, but that he's going too far in asking for the exoneration privilege to be removed completely.
[video=youtube;5BJLm2mbDvU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BJLm2mbDvU[/video]
I have to say that José Ignacio Paliza is one of the better Dominican politicians out there. This is only one of many things he has done that show he's a serious guy, putting the interest of his country and his province above his own, the way it should be. He's also quite young, which leaves the road of hope wide open as far as he, along with a handful of other Dominican politicians, paving the way for a new way of doing politics in the Dominican Republic.
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