NewsWhore
11-01-2006, 05:30 PM
In spite of a solid-front defense of the new tax proposals announced last week in Washington, DC, opposition to the so-called "fiscal correction" is growing every day. Yesterday, the spokeswoman who represents most of the Dominican industrial and commercial sector, Elena Viyella de Paliza, spoke out against the proposal. She suggested that if the authorities would save just 10% of their income, there would be no need for any further "adjustments" to the tax structure. This criticism echoes what many Dominican bishops said last week. Furthermore, the opposition parties, a minority in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, have voiced their opposition to further taxation as a way of increasing government funding. Both the PRD and the PRSC parties have come out against the proposal, even though they are minority in Congress.
Added to the political, religious and business sectors, the Block of NGOs has also come out with a declaration of opposition to new taxation. According to El Caribe, Juan Ramon Larancuent said that the country needs reforms that will stimulate social programs, create jobs and improve public services. Larancuent said that what has happened so far is a consistent government policy of continually increasing income to provide "bureaucratic glamour" at "offensive" levels both in the country and in the diplomatic service overseas.
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Added to the political, religious and business sectors, the Block of NGOs has also come out with a declaration of opposition to new taxation. According to El Caribe, Juan Ramon Larancuent said that the country needs reforms that will stimulate social programs, create jobs and improve public services. Larancuent said that what has happened so far is a consistent government policy of continually increasing income to provide "bureaucratic glamour" at "offensive" levels both in the country and in the diplomatic service overseas.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)