Speaking during a visit to Puerto Plata, President Leonel Fernández said that his government will not increase taxes from now to his government’s end in August 2000. "This government has been able to increase collections without increasing taxes," said the President. He was in Puerto Plata to inaugurate several works built by the government. The Interamerican Development Bank recently recommended an increase in taxes in order to better distribute wealth and sustain the present high development rate.
