Taxes and high costs hurt exports

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Yesterday was the Day of the Exporter. Leading exporters' organizations the Dominican Free Zones Association (Adozona), National Hotels and Restaurants Association (Asonahores), Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD), Dominican Exporters Association (Adoexpo) and the Dominican Agribusiness Council (JAD) met yesterday to call for a turnaround in government policies to help boost exports. As reported in Listin Diario, they called for a solution to the energy crisis, less taxes, better access to credit, a reduction in labor costs and the elimination of the current transport monopoly. The exporters criticized the fact that priority is being given to consumers and not producers.

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