2006 – Page 11

President Leonel Fernandez has presented his list of candidates for the substitutes for the nine members of the Chamber of Accounts. Presidential legal adviser Cesar Pina Torribio delivered the list to Senate leader Reinaldo Pared Perez on behalf of the President. Pared Perez said he would do all he can in order to speed up …

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Rosario Graciano de los Santos, Foreign Relations Ministry deputy minister for Consular and Migratory Affairs has announced a US$30 reduction in the cost of issue and renewal of Dominican passports. Through a release to all Dominican embassies and consular offices abroad, Graciano de los Santos requested the immediate application of this measure, without exceptions. The …

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The Metropolitan Hospital of Santiago (HOMS) will begin the first stages of operations in February 2007 and will be officially inaugurated in March. During a holiday gathering held yesterday with doctors and investors, Dr Sanchez Espanol thanked President Fernandez and the Santiago business community for their support for the project. El Caribe writes that in …

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The Dominican economy grew by 10% in 2006, achieving the second highest growth rate in the region, and will finish this year with five consecutive trimesters with a double-digit growth rate. Venezuela also enjoyed a 10% increase in its growth rate. These figures were published in a study by Economic Commission for Latin America and …

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In 2006 the government subsidized 311.5 million gallons of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) from a total of 350 million gallons sold. This led to government spending of RD$5,440 million on the product. Information provided by the Industry and Commerce Ministry revealed that 52% is disbursed for domestic use, mainly cooking, while the remaining amount is …

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The Sports Ministry, leading Dominican company E. Leon Jimenes, the Presidente beer brewery and 26 other entities have now joined the outcry against the proposed fiscal reform, according to Hoy newspaper. Ever since its announcement, the fiscal reform has been the subject of criticism from both the public and private sectors, uniting most sectors against …

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President of the American Chamber of Commerce Kevin Manning says that instead of increasing taxes the government should remove all unnecessary government posts. Speaking in Hoy, Manning continued by saying that the government should focus on reducing the government payroll and government costs, and cited the efforts of Customs head Miguel Coco who removed two …

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The National Confederation of Transport Organizations (CONATRA) has announced that Dominicans will be without transport if the fiscal reform is approved, according to Diario Libre. CONATRA leader Antonio Marte says that the sector would not be able to cope with tax increases on products that are essential to the transportation of citizens and commented that …

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Diario Libre reports that the Central Electoral Board has a contingency plan that will allow the entity to save RD$22 million a month, and that allows them to avoid a deficit. In order for the JCE to reduce its costs from RD$96 million to RD$74 million per month, 1,000 employees will be fired in the …

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The energy superintendence credited users with more than RD$10 million for the month of November. Hoy newspaper reports that the Office for the Protection of the Consumer (PROTECOM) has the task of awarding credit to electricity consumers who present their monthly bill but complain about exorbitant energy consumption, changes in prices, blackouts and inappropriate business …

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