Some 45,000 new jobs were generated in March this year compared to the same period last year. According to data from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), the biggest growth was in real estate and rental activities. Jacqueline Castillo, head of the CCSS statistics department, explained that although construction rates have decreased, there is […]
Finance and insurance services accelerate growth
Financial services and insurance brokerage grew at a rate of 9,7% in March, according to BCR. This is an important progress compared to last year’s growth rate (5,5%). According to the monetary authority, placement and recruitment of resources -loans and savings- explain this result, since the private sector increased its credit demands and there is […]
Deputy Minister against new tax
Fernando Rodriguez, Deputy Minister of Revenue and Finance Ministry, does not support the tax of ¢20 per every interbank transfer of ¢100,000 included in the Regional Development Bill. The initiative aims to establish a fund to benefit underprivileged areas. However, despite the good intentions of the proposal, Rodríguez disagrees for several reasons. One of them […]
More Zika cases in Jacó
Zika has been detected in Pueblo Nuevo in Jacó. Last weekend 9 more cases were added to the previous 19 cases. Now, there are 28 registered cases, making Jacó one of the most affected areas Rodrigo Marin, director of the Vector Program of the Ministry of Health, revealed that the cases increased around 40% over the […]
Government wants to open doors for abortion
Legislator Mario Redondo denounced the government’s intention to extend regulations to therapeutic abortion in the country by decree. “Following a commission with the Ministry of Health where a decree to regulate therapeutic abortion is being analyzed, we understand that the Executive Branch has met with international organizations and Marvin Carvajal and it’s commited to adopt […]
President asks for consultation on new tax
President Luis Solis, responded to the opposition alliance of the Legislative Assembly and assured them that the government will speed up the discussion on cutting public spending, as long as the legislators vote quickly on tax bills for a value added tax, income tax, housing and corporations. Days ago, Antonio Alvarez Desanti, president of the legislature, […]