The Social-Democrat Revolutionary Party (PRSD) has asked the president of the Chamber of Deputies to pass legislation that criminalizes tax evasion together with the tax reform bill. Diario Libre reports that PRSD spokesman Ovi Saldivar explained that evasion is one of the reasons why the government cannot collect the funds it needs to invest in social spending in favor of the majority of citizens, and pointed out that VAT (ITBIS) evasion is approximately 40 to 45% of the amount paid by consumers, which is not reported by retailers.