The Customs Department reported it had reached an agreement with the Plaza Lama department store. As reported in El Caribe, sources representing the store told the newspaper that a mutual agreement had been struck and that they had always been willing to fulfill the law and taxes.
Customs issued an official communique to advise that a deal had been reached with Sociedad Comercial Plaza Lama. Customs Director Miguel Cocco urged other companies to follow suit with regards to the scrutiny on tax payments by the new authorities.
The Lama conflict revolved around a claim made by the Customs Department that the retailer had evaded paying RD$72 million in import taxes. Customs also demanded that the company pay RD$170 million in fines for evading the taxes.