President Danilo Medina and dozens of government officials, including Supreme Court judges have deposited their financial worth statements, but have not included photocopies of the Tax Agency (DGII) certificate that they have paid their annual taxes on what was declared, as established in Decree 92-16 issued by President Danilo Medina himself.
The information was revealed in the José Antonio Esquivel Social Laboratory newsletter. The program is part of the Dominican Development Studies (PED) at the PUCMM University. The program follows up with the compliance with the Law on Sworn Wealth Statement (DJP) and the corresponding ruling as per Decree 92-16.
Others that have not submitted their DGII certificates are Public Administration Minister Manuel Ventura Camejo, Energy and Mines Minsiter Antonio Isa Conde, Environment Minister Francisco Domínguez Brito, Women Minister Janet Camilo, Foreign Relations Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado, Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García, Youth Minister Robiamny Nadesha Balcácer, Industry and Commerce Minister Nelson Toca Simó.
In addition Senators Reinaldo Pared Pérez, José Ignacio Paliza Nouel, Amable Aristy Castro, Julio César Valentín Jiminián, Rosa Sonia Mateo Espinosa and Luis René Canaán Rojas. Plus deputies Radhamés Camacho Cuevas, Alexis Isaac Jiménez González, Antonia Suriel Mata, Francisco Antonio Matos Mancebo, Manuel Elpidio Báez and Elvin Antonio Fulgencio.
As reported in 7 Dias, legal advisor to the President, Flavio Darío Espinal said that in the case of the President whose only income is his payment from the state as head of government and thus the taxes are withheld by the Presidency. Espinal explained that when government officers whose only source of income is in their government job, the person does not have to make an income tax declaration because the institution, that is the employer, carries out the retention for the payment of corresponding taxes. Espinal said the information he has received is that President Medina deposited the certificate before the Chamber of Accounts. He said that the same would apply to other government officers who exclusively work for the state.
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Laboratorio Social P Jose Antonio Esquivel
24 October 2017
