On Tuesday, the Legislative Assembly approved a bill to prevent the Ministry of Finance from applying sanctions for three months for the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT), in force from the previous Monday. The initiative -promoted by Pablo Heriberto Abarca, from the Christian Social Unity Party (PUSC)- seeks to freeze the collection of […]
Archives for July 2019
Government and transporters reach agreement to end roadblocks
The Government of the Republic and the Union of Freight Carriers of Costa Rica, reached an agreement to lift roadblocks. This was confirmed by Juan Alfaro, Vice Minister of the Presidency and Citizen Dialogue. The decision was made after a meeting on Tuesday at the Presidential House, which was also attended by Monsignor Javier Román, […]
Public Force: people who block streets with materials will face criminal charges
The Ministry of Public Security will impose criminal charges on people who are caught throwing materials to obstruct roads. This Tuesday, two wagons pulled sand and stones on a road in Muelle de San Carlos in order to obstruct the passage. In addition, the Public Force denounced that a group of demonstrators on the bridge […]