2004News

Tax collections up

The DR’s taxation department, the DGII, reported that tax collections for October were RD$933.5 million more than those for the same month in 2003. The official report indicates that the government collected RD$4.6 billion in October 2004, while the enhanced revenue is being partly attributed to the increases in taxes passed by Congress in September.
2004News

Extraditions authorized

President Leonel Fernandez authorized the extradition of nine Dominicans that had been requested by the US authorities. The extradition is dated 11 November. Of the nine, seven are wanted on drug trafficking charges. These are Rafael Dominguez Carvajal, Joj Yoel Nunez, Ramon Arnoldo Pimentel Guerrero, Bienvenido Roa, Agustin Henriquez and Oscar Santos Santos. Jeremias Gomez …