Finance Minister Rafael Calder?n announced yesterday that
\nthe government is standing firm on its decision to collect the 5% tax on exports
\nand the 12% ITBIS tax on ?real? income of all businesses. Calder?n was referring
\nto news that was carried in yesterday?s press, whereby Johnny Bernal, the head
\nof the Asonahores hotel association, urged members not to pay the new tax until
\nthe Supreme Court had rendered a judgement on its constitutionality. Calder?n,
\nin statements to Hoy, said that he also rejected the opinion of the Intelligence
\nUnit of the British magazine The Economist, on the lack of confidence in the
\ngovernment of President Mej?a. Calder?n, often the object of political satire,
\ncontinued his statements by saying, ?The government is going to collect [the
\ntaxes] because it has a responsibility to collect. This is a responsibility of
\nthe government, no matter who it hurts or who opposes the tax. The government
\nmust fulfill its responsibilities.?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Finance Minister Rafael Calder?n announced yesterday that the government is standing firm on its decision to collect the 5% tax on exports and the 12% ITBIS tax on ?real? income of all businesses. Calder?n was referring to news that was carried in yesterday?s press, whereby Johnny Bernal, the head of the Asonahores hotel association, urged … <\/p>\n