Press reports indicate that the export community is in
\ntotal opposition to the announced 5% surcharge on all exports, including
\nservices. At the same time, an announcement by Elena Viyella de Paliza, the
\npresident of CONEP, which welcomed President Mej?a?s acceptance of possible
\nalternatives as a positive move, also sparked hope for some sort of mutual
\nagreement on this crucial issue. The exporters, through their spokesman, Samir
\nRizek, have said that the President?s proposal to remove the 5% surcharge if the
\nexporters sell their dollars at RD$24 to US$1 is not a viable solution to the
\nproblem. Their position is that this would constitute a 10% tax on their
\nexports. For her part, Viyella greeted the President?s proposal as conciliatory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Press reports indicate that the export community is in total opposition to the announced 5% surcharge on all exports, including services. At the same time, an announcement by Elena Viyella de Paliza, the president of CONEP, which welcomed President Mej?a?s acceptance of possible alternatives as a positive move, also sparked hope for some sort of … <\/p>\n