President Hip?lito Mej?a threatened to send the surcharge
\non exports of goods and services to Congress, increasing, however, the
\noriginally proposed 5% to 10%. He expressed his confidence that Congress would
\npass the tax and told exporters that it would be eliminated if the exporters
\nagreed to sell their dollars to the government at a special rate of RD$24 to
\nUS$1.
\nThe National Council of Business and the National Association of Hotels &
\nRestaurants have requested the opinion of the Supreme Court on the matter,
\ndeeming the surcharge illegal as only Congress has the right to levy taxes. The
\nbusiness groups feel the government has assessed the entire burden of its
\nsupplemental revenue collection to the private sector, instead of cutting its
\nown spending. President Hip?lito Mej?a seeks to be reelected in 2004.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Hip?lito Mej?a threatened to send the surcharge on exports of goods and services to Congress, increasing, however, the originally proposed 5% to 10%. He expressed his confidence that Congress would pass the tax and told exporters that it would be eliminated if the exporters agreed to sell their dollars to the government at a … <\/p>\n