2001 – Page 186

The Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, the department of taxes, and the Federacion Dominicana de Comerciantes (FDC), a major association of retailers, agreed on a 0.4% reduction in the advance gross sales tax to be paid by these. The government agreed that retailers selling more than RD$6 million a year will pay 1.1% monthly advance …

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The government has had record tax collections in January, as reported the Listin Diario. Tax collections at RD$5,234.9 million are up 8% from what the government had budgeted for the month. Collections for January 2001 were 26.8% more than those for January 2000 when they reached RD$4,130 million. When taking into account that expenditures were …

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The Minister of Education Milagros Ortiz Bosch denied that during her administration public school teachers have been fired or transferred. El Siglo newspaper reports today that the so-called Network of Civic Society Organizations does not exist. Participación Ciudadana denied it had issued an official position regarding the firing or hiring of political partisans in teacher …

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The legal advisor to the Executive Branch, Guido Gomez Mazara said that it is true that in the DR human rights are violated. He said these are not part of a state policy, though. He said they are not the result of an express decision of the Executive Branch to mistreat, violate or abuse relations …

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The editorial of El Caribe newspaper today denounces the violation of the right of all Dominicans to hold a Dominican passport. The editorial writer comments that the authors of the US State Department Human Rights Report do not mention violation of this right in the DR. It speculates that this is so because the US …

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The American Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to pass the Free Trade Agreement signed with Central America. The president of the American Chamber of Commerce, Andres Aybar said that the passing of the treaty is in the best interest of the nation. "The dynamic benefits of free trade agreements, as well as opportunities they offer …

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Fernando Capellán, president of the Dominican Association of Free Zones said that declining sales and the general slow down in the US economy will impact the rate of growth and development of Dominican free zones industries in the short range. He highlighted that the United States imports 90% of the production of Dominican free zones …

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Air Europa is advertising a US$595 fare sale for return flights to Madrid. La Novia de Villa has discounts of 10, 25 and 30% on in its store. Benetton is advertising sales in the Venta de Pasillos of Plaza Central. Ferrioni is advertising its goods are priced at RD$250 at Diamond Mall. Cento por Cento …

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President Hipolito Mejia, in his state of the nation address yesterday at the National Assembly, reaffirmed his commitment to govern for the poor. "My administration will continue to support macroeconomic stability, and the productive sectors that generate jobs and produce wealth, but I am not going to forget that my main commitment is to increase …

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Former President Leonel Fernández said that the state of the nation address of President Mejia served to reaffirm the latter’s lack of vision regarding the future of the nation, and his lack of clear concepts of where Dominicans should be headed to generate wealth, achieve social and economic development and reduce poverty. He said that …

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