NewsWhore
04-24-2008, 03:30 PM
During a speech at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) PRD presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado stated that the DR needs more direct investment from the US private sector. Vargas said that the DR should make the most of the fact that it produces tomatoes and should increase exports to the US, which consumes 175 tons of tomatoes per month on average. As for free trade zones (FTZ) Vargas said that he would remove the US$100 fee charged on shipments that arrive at Dominican ports.
Vargas said he would appoint an "inclusive cabinet" inviting the country's best men and women to participate. He promised to create conditions that would give businesspeople more time to use their energies to create wealth and jobs. "They currently have to spend this time overcoming the obstacles of government red tape and to pay taxes, that are devoured by this insatiable and wasteful government, instead of being spent on taxpayers priority works that would help solve the country's problems," he said, as reported in Listin Diario. He promised to work towards a competitive, foreign trade oriented economy, with efficiency, transparency, and protection for the environment and natural resources.
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Vargas said he would appoint an "inclusive cabinet" inviting the country's best men and women to participate. He promised to create conditions that would give businesspeople more time to use their energies to create wealth and jobs. "They currently have to spend this time overcoming the obstacles of government red tape and to pay taxes, that are devoured by this insatiable and wasteful government, instead of being spent on taxpayers priority works that would help solve the country's problems," he said, as reported in Listin Diario. He promised to work towards a competitive, foreign trade oriented economy, with efficiency, transparency, and protection for the environment and natural resources.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)