The authorities of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) expressed their concern about the tax reform. The educational center assured that the last substitute text of the bill to strengthen public finances directly harms the students of public universities. According to the institution, the current proposal for tax reform does not exempt public higher education […]
Archives for July 31, 2018
15 municipalities get the worst score in the Municipal Management Index
Fifteen Costa Rican municipalities obtained a bad score after the assessment of their management. Nearly 50 were able to barely make it, and only 18 got positive feedback. This was determined by the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) in the Municipal Management Index for 2017, which is prepared based on data provided by the […]
At least 23 thousand Nicaraguans have arrived in Costa Rica since the beginning of the crisis
Most people fleeing violence in Nicaragua took refuge in Costa Rica, where at least 23,000 tried to obtain refuge since the start of the crisis in April, the UN said on Tuesday. In recent months, the number of refuge applications filed by Nicaraguans in Costa Rica and other countries increased exponentially,” said a spokesman for […]
Foreign Affairs Ministry fired ambassadors in Germany and Turkey
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs fired the Costa Rican ambassadors in Germany and Turkey, Gian Carlo Luconi and Marcelo Varela. The dismissals of both officials are effective from July 31st. The national embassies in these two countries will remain in the hands of the current deputy ministers, who will have the rank of business managers […]
In the middle of discussion over taxes, government asks for ¢600 billion more
On Tuesday afternoon, Minister of Finance Rocío Aguilar met with several legislators to request the approval of an extraordinary budget. According to the government, this is necessary to correct a shortfall in the resources originally included in the budget for 2018 that was approved last year in relation to the amortization of the internal debt.” […]
Solís administration bought ¢4.2 billion aircraft during fiscal crisis
Five months before the end of his term, just when he insisted on the need for more taxes, the government of Luis Guillermo Solís spent ¢ 4.264 billion in the purchase of a plane from the government of the United States. The aircraft King Air 250 Slick was purchased very quickly. The opening of the […]