Dolores Vicioso – Page 6851

The Fundaci?n Institucionalidad y Justicia (Finjus) announced it would condemn the administrative levy of new taxes by the government. The director of Finjus, Jose Alfredo Rizek, said that the Executive Branch cannot impose new taxes, as these are congressional prerogatives. By Decree 646-03, the government has levied a 2% surcharge on imports and increased the …

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Johnny Bernal, president of the National Hotel & Restaurant Association, protested the government decision to double the departure tax. Effective yesterday, all those leaving the Dominican Republic must surrender a fee of US$20. Bernal, as reported in Hoy newspaper, does not believe there is any other destination charging such a high departure tax and said …

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Diario Libre reports that the governmental tax agency DGII has collected RD$1 billion more than budgeted for this time of year. The newspaper says that June collections were 98% of the total estimated.

Hoy newspaper reports that the Superintendence of Power has announced a 5% hike in the cost of electricity. The Superintendence says that the price should have gone up 11.40%, as it is indexed to the cost of fuel and the dollar. The cost of power for those who consume less than 300 kilowatts per month …

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The police used tear gas to break up a march led by Father Rogelio Cruz, former minority-party presidential candidate Ram?n Alm?nzar, and transport union leader Ram?n P?rez Figuereo, among others. The group set out to protest the escalating cost of living, the government?s handling of the economy, and the imminent agreement with the IMF. The …

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Hoy newspaper reports that the final vote count of the PLD primaries shows that former President Leonel Fern?ndez won 417,102 of the 493,284 votes issued, or 87.19%. Former Vice President Jaime David Fern?ndez received 48,807 votes, or 12.32% of the total. Other candidates took lesser portions, with Ram?n Andres Blanco receiving 599 votes, Miguel Solano, …

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As reported in Diario Libre, C?sar Pina Toribio, president of the Executive Committee of the PLD, said that the party was able to move 60% of its registered members to vote in the primary held last Sunday, 29 June. In a list delivered to the civic organization that monitors elections, Participaci?n Ciudadana, the PLD reported …

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Ana Mitila Lora writes in the List?n Diario today on the closing of the Kentucky Fried Chicken location in Arroyo Hondo. She mentions that the franchise, like the now-closed Church?s Chicken franchise, opened in Santo Domingo during the happier days of the economic boom under President Leonel Fern?ndez, who promised to turn the Dominican capitol …

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A toy costing a mere RD$40 that made for hours of playtime for children; it was too good to be true.  El Nacional newspaper now reports that the popular yo-yo being sold on street corners and in stores is toxic and dangerous to children. The newspaper says that the Yo-Yo Water Ball has been known …

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Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch says she will not resign as Minister of Education to dedicate herself exclusively to her presidential campaign for the 2004 election. She had said she would resign today.  During a ceremony at the Presidential Palace to honor teachers, Ort?z told journalists: ?You will have to wait, I am going to …

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