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10-30-2006, 04:30 PM
Economist and director of the Economic and Development Foundation Jaime Aristy Escuder is quoted in Hoy newspaper as saying that President Leonel Fernandez is a prisoner of the PLD party's leadership, the Political Committee, and that this is preventing him from making major changes or the necessary moves to help the population. Aristy points out that the government is receiving RD$56 million more in contributions than two years ago, but that the money is being spent on non-essential projects like the Santo Domingo Metro. Aristy also says that the proposed constitutional reform doesn't make sense to 99% of Dominicans. The economist defended the middle class by saying that the fiscal reform will heavily affect them, and called on the President to change his policies and focus more of his attention on education and health. He says that the proposed fiscal reform would ruin the country, and that the people cannot handle any more taxes. Finally, Aristy says that the announced 10.3% growth of the Dominican economy is not possible, and that the government pushes away foreign investment with such acts, such as taxing Verizon US$500 million.
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