NewsWhore
09-04-2006, 05:40 PM
The Flea Market that operates in Santo Domingo generates RD$30 million each week, over RD$1.5 billion each year, according to the president of the Association of Flea Market Merchants, Jose Manuel Caro. However, the market is under threat of being dislodged from its spot by the Santo Domingo Municipal Council if they don't pay their taxes. Each trader is required to pay RD$750 in order to operate a stall or sales point in the market. This license fee is in addition to the weekly fee that varies between RD$75 and RD$200. The market, that has grown in leaps and bounds given the low cost of the vendor space, has converted the western end of the Malecon into a miniature Haiti, affecting those who reside nearby or businesses in the area.
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