2012 – Page 69

Speaking yesterday, Tuesday 9 October, President Danilo Medina revealed that he had explored reducing public spending before drawing up the fiscal reform proposal. However, in the end, reality won out, he said, even over his wishes. “I am asking the people to understand that we are doing this in order to retake the road to …

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Senator Jose Rafael Vargas (PLD-Espaillat), is arguing for a fairer and more comprehensive fiscal reform so that the middle class does not have to bear the burden of so many tax measures as suggested in the proposal made by the Executive Branch. The legislator believes that the proposal contains “inexplicable absurdities.” “I think that the …

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The nation’s business community is preparing its arguments against the fiscal reform. According to Hoy’s Soila Paniagua, a financial group has prepared a study that demonstrates that the fiscal reform being proposed will slow down the Dominican economy, increase unemployment, tax evasion, encourage informality, reduce incentives for foreign investments and will cause a spike in …

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The financial authorities have announced that they have taken a first step towards expanding the use of the services and products of commercial banks to the entire population. This is a project that involves establishing a foundation for small and medium business establishments to offer banking services as extensions of the large banks in those …

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Yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 9 October, the Fourth Court of Instruction of Santiago ordered the reopening of the Plaza Gomez Diaz and Pasion Night Club entertainment centers that had been closed by the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD). The court, headed by Judge Cecilia Badia, took this decision due to “the inadequate performance of the DNCD …

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The District Attorney for the National District and the National Police Criminal Investigations Department chief have confirmed the rumor that a vehicle was stolen from one of the members of her escort. However, they denied that it was her vehicle and that it contained any high-caliber weapons. The Isuzu D-Max was stolen outside a house …

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The Third Court of Instruction of the Judicial District of Santiago has sent businessman Adriano Roman to stand trial along with six other defendants. They are charged with the attempted murder of lawyer and journalist Jordi Veras on 2 July 2010 while he was on his way to work at Channel 25. The other defendants …

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Expect security to be stepped up at the Basilica de Higuey after a man thought to be a vagrant broke in at 5:45am yesterday, Tuesday 9 October when the guards opened the main door and destroyed several religious relics used for Catholic worship at the leading church in the eastern region. The Police have accused …

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Puerto Rican ballad singer Chucho Avellanet and his long-time Cuban wife Lissette Alvarez will perform at the National Theater in Santo Domingo on 14-15 December. The show is called “Acompaname” (Come With Me). The couple is famous for their romantic songs. The concert is directed by maestro Jorge Laboy. Tickets are for sale at Ticketexpress …

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Yesterday, Monday 8 October, President Danilo Medina met with the head of the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti (MINUSTAH), Mariano Fernandez, and promised to continue supporting the process of stabilization and security of Haiti. Following the meeting, at a press conference held at the Presidential Palace, Fernandez thanked President Medina for what …

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