2001 – Page 226

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce set new prices for gasoline. Premium gasoline will sell for RD$40.38, up from RD$39.65. Regular gasoline will sell for RD$35.53 up from RD$33.80. Diesel will sell for RD$23.88, up from RD$23.34. Premium diesel will sell for RD$25.95 up from RD$25.41. When the Hydrocarbons Law was passed, consumers were misled …

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President Hipólito Mejía said his government will not honor two Spanish loans. The payment of a RD$74.6 million loan disbursed by Matachana S.A., a Spanish firm to the Comedores Económicos (low cost meals served) and another for RD$58 million to the Inposdom (post office) by Sociedad de Desarrollo Postal, also of Spain are disputed by …

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Listin Diario reports that meetings to give the final go ahead to the city of Santo Domingo to host the July 2003 Pan American Games will be held in this capital city on Tuesday and Wednesday. The newspaper reports that already Pan American Sports Organization commissioners Felipe Muñoz (Mexico) and Jorge Herrera (Colombia) have arrived. …

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The Dominican national volleyball team defeated the national teams of Germany (3-0), and the Poland (3-2) to win the silver medal of the Cup of Nations, during the European Volleyball Championship held at the Bremen International Sports Arena in Germany. Russia, winner of the Sydney Olympics gold medal, won the first place in the event …

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President Hipólito Mejía said that everyone on the government payroll who makes up to RD$5,000 will benefit from the announced 10% salary increase effective 1 January 20001. The private sector announced meetings starting this month to determine its levels of salary increases.

The senators chose not to move on the reduction of the advertising tax from 12 to 6%. Instead, they sent the request that was part of the "Gentlemen’s Agreement" that permitted the passing of the tax package by the Chamber of Deputies to a special commission. As part of the agreement, the government had accepted …

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The Listin Diario says that many of the organizations the government benefited with an overall RD$100 million addendum to the National Budget are ghost organizations. The addendum is said to have been the incentive for the deputies to pass the tax package as submitted by the Senate. In today’s, 5 January issue, the Listín says …

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The Listin Diario comments today in an editorial on the contradiction between what it calls the "lack of consideration" for the Voluntariado del Museo de las Casas Reales, a group of persons that had dedicated years to the promotion of culture, and to the free allotting of resources to ghost institutions. Decree 1307-00 of 31 …

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The director of the Oficina Metropolitana de Servicios de Autobuses (OMSA), Diógenes Castillo, admitted to Hoy newspaper that OMSA is sourcing maintenance from a company he owns. He says this is with authorization of the President of the Republic. He said that OMSA called a tender and no other companies bid for the contract. He …

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The Superintendent of Electricity Jose Ovalles Tejada says he doubts the quality of the meters being installed by electricity distributors. He said that in 50% of the complaints placed by consumers, consumers have been right. The time has to come when all the meters will have to be certified by the Superintendence, he said. "I, …

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