The main opposition party, the PRD, is adding its voice to opponents of the proposed RD$20 tax to be added to phone bills as the solution for creating the countrywide 911 emergency phone service. Party president Miguel Vargas said that he has instructed his deputies to oppose such a tax, although he recognized the usefulness of the 911 system in fighting crime and dealing with disasters. The Dominican Workers’ Party (PTD) also issued a press release on the matter, saying that while the 911 system was useful, it should not be set up based on a new tax, because “telephone subscribers are fed up with the existing taxes on telephones.” Users already have to pay 18% ITBIS, 2% Telecommunications and 10% selective Consumer Tax. Even in the Chamber of Deputies, the Chamber president, Abel Martinez, said that the measure does not have a lot of popularity. As reported, Indotel chairman Carlos Amarante Baret said that he was also opposed to the RD$20 tax on telephone subscribers.