NewsWhore
04-03-2007, 06:10 PM
The city hall of West Santo Domingo has decided to levy a new tax on sales by certain businesses to compensate for the damage that these businesses do to the environment, the roads and the general public. Listin Diario writes that a 1% tax will be paid by beer, rum, plastic, cement, chemical, cigar, gas and gasoline producers, oils and lubricant companies. Arguments against the tax, written in Hoy, question whether or not the municipal authority has the power to levy such a tax, which is considered harsh by some. Opponents consider the tax to be discriminatory because not all businesses in western Santo Domingo will be taxed and they also fear that those businesses will move to other districts that don't impose this tax. The controversial tax still would need to be approved by Congress to be legitimate.
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