Business associations of Santiago rejected that the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that would create the new Municipality of Santiago West. This means millions of more to pay wages and other unproductive costs for the province. The Association of Industries of the Northern Region (Airen), the Chamber of Commerce of Santiago and the Free Zone Corporation, the Council for the Strategic Development of Santiago, the Association for Developemtn(Apedi), Association of Industries of Santiago (ACIS) and Association of Free Zones all rejected the bill during a press conference yesterday, 15 July 2014. The bill was drafted by legislator Altagracia Gonzalez and would create a new urban government bureaucracy costing taxpayers millions that would be paid for unproductive jobs.
The businessmen say that by further dividing the city government of Santiago nothing will be achieved towards resolving the communities’ real problems. The businessmen called for awaiting the passing of the National Land Use Bill that is being prepared by the Presidency and the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development.
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