Dominican political leaders in New York, Manuel Féliz and Germán Ramírez Jr., have filed an appeal to the Constitutional Court urging that the Tax Agency (DGII) to stop the order for airlines to include tourist card fees from Dominicans residing overseas in the airline tickets.
The new ruling was implemented by the DGII on 3 April 2018 when airlines were instructed to collect the US$10 tourist card charge as part of the price of airline tickets. Dominicans need to apply online or in person for a reimbursement.
Féliz and Ramírez Jr. say this is one more example that the Dominican government is navigating up a creek without a paddle due to poor administration and that rather than applying policies of austerity the Dominican government continues to abuse Dominicans living overseas.
They go on to say that if the cost of this card is multiplied by the number of Dominicans coming to the country each year, the amount is millions of dollars. Most Dominicans will not bother to go through the procedures for a reimbursement.
There are now eleven complaints about the measure that have been filed at the Constitutional Court.
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El Dia
10 July 2018
