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Government allocates ¢5.2 billion to face El Niño

November 9, 2018 by Staff News Writer

On Thursday, the government announced the allocation of ¢5.2 billion to face the El Niño weather phenomenon, which will start hitting the country from the last weeks of this year until May 2019. The resources will be administered by the National Emergency Commission (CNE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG). El Niño is […]

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Red taxis have a new app

November 9, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The new app developed by red taxis for transport services is called Taxi Shake and will start working next Monday. One of its features is that users will pay the driver directly. To download the application, passengers only have to register and, after passing the verification, they can choose the point of origin and destination, […]

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Accumulated inflation reached 1.38% in October

November 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Between January and October 2018, the prices of goods and services in Costa Rica registered an accumulated variation of 1.38%, according to the most recent data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). Inflation or increase in the general price level is estimated in the country through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), […]

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Used electric vehicles will not pay selective consumption tax

November 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Used electric vehicles that are more than five years old will not pay the 30% tax on the selective consumption tax. The exoneration was announced on Wednesday morning by the First Lady of the Republic, Claudia Dobles Camargo. The plan is part of a strategy of the Executive Power to encourage the use of this […]

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APM Terminal will pay almost ¢14 billion in taxes every year

November 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The opening of the Container Terminal of Moin (TCM), which is managed by APM Terminal, not only represents progress in terms of competitiveness and new jobs, it will also provide billions of colones in taxes for the state. As explained by Kenneth Waugh, director of APM Terminals, they are not exempt from paying taxes, on […]

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Italian murdered in Los Yoses was investigated in Europe for drug trafficking

November 8, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The puzzle of the murder of Italian Ponzo Salvatore is starting to make sense. The 38-year-old foreigner received six shots at noon on May 23rd in front of the Italian embassy in Los Yoses. The shots were perpetrated by two gunmen, who traveled by motorcycle and fled to the south of the capital. The vicitim’s […]

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