Yandra Portela, the president of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic, met with Juan Hernandez, the director of the Tax Department (DGII). Portela had requested information on certain taxpayers from the department, shortly after which she was accused of not paying her own taxes. As reported in Diario Libre, after the meeting Hernandez declared that all had “been duly clarified.” Portela had stated that she did not have to file an individual statement because her statement was presented by the company that paid her wages and paid her dividends as a shareholder.