The Dominican Republic has the highest value-added tax (IVA) in Latin America. The comparable ITBIS tax in the Dominican Republic at 18% is only lower than the 22% in Uruguay, 21% in Argentina and 19% in Chile. Recently tax expert Francisco Canahuate has been advocating the government reduce the tax to foster more people paying taxes. The Regional Center for Sustainable Economic Strategies (CREES) is proposing a 10% tax and the expanding of the taxable base to more activities.
http://crees.org.do/es/noticia/propuestas-pacto-fiscal-reducir-gasto-exenciones-y-deuda-publica
http://crees.org.do/es/noticia/ernesto-selman-considera-pacto-fiscal-debe-contemplar-control-del-gasto-publico
http://crees.org.do/es/noticia/los-intereses-grupales-detras-de-la-reforma-fiscal
