President Luis Guillermo Solís thinks that the salary increase approved by the board of the Central Bank is inappropiate and to the detriment of the message of the Government. Solís declared that Minister of Finance Helio Fallas, who is member of the board, did not approve the increase and although there are several directors who […]
Archives for February 2017
The state contribution for the 2018 elections will be ¢ 25,029,906,960
¢ 25,029,906,960 may be used by political parties for expenses in the 2018 elections, as agreed by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE). This state contribution can be used to finance, among other things, propaganda, parades, operational, functional and administrative expenses, training, registration and opinion studies. However, they will have to confirm to the TSE that […]
Hybrid vehicles won’t benefit from Bill No. 19744
In spite of the pressures, the Government and the Administration Commission rejected the motions, most of them presented by legislator Rafael Ortiz through article 137 of the Legislative Regulation, that intended to include other dirty automotive technologies in the package of exonerations that Bill No. 19744 grants to electric vehicles. Legislator Marcela Guerrero, who proposed the […]
RECOPE future will be decided in a referendum
Movimiento Libertario celebrated the decision of the Supreme Electoral Count (TSE) to authorize the collection of signatures to convene a referendum to decide Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) future. According to libertarians, the proposal to convene a popular consultation is based on a project presented by that political group, whose objective is to open the […]
Solís: “the CCSS is not an independent institution”
Due to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund decision to increase workers’ contribution to the Disability, Old Age and Death Regime by 1%, the Government decided to convene a tripartite panel to discuss this decision. Minister of Labor Alfredo Hasbun was appointed to lead the table on behalf of the Executive. However, the CCSS didn’t […]
Solís got tired of the criticism against his government
Some legislators at the Legislative Assembly have recently criticized the work of the Executive Power and President Luis Guillermo Solís, mainly for their decision to remove the discussion on the salary regulations from the agenda. Sandra Piszk, Ottón Solís, Maureen Clark, Rosibel Ramos and others have showed their disagreement with the government’s work because they […]