The Ministry of Finance reported on Wednesday that public higher education will remain exempt from the payment of value added tax (VAT), and this was registered in the text that replaces the Public Finance Strengthening Bill Project. With the purpose of not misleading the public, a legislative motion will be presented where it will be […]
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Government confirms former president of the CCSS as ambassador to the United States
As reported by the press on July 13th, the former president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), Fernando Llorca, will be the new ambassador to the United States. On Wednesday afternoon, the Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Epsy Campbell, confirmed that Llorca received the approval last week by the government of […]
Fernando Cruz is the new president of the Supreme Court of Justice
The magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice elected their new president on Wednesday. During a long day, the judges opted for Fernando Cruz, currently a magistrate of the Constitutional Chamber. The veteran official was elected with 13 votes in favor. Orlando Aguirre received 9 votes. At the beginning of the morning four candidates had […]
Heavy rains caused flooding in San Carlos
The heavy rains that poured down in San Carlos at 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon caused flooding in various sectors of the canton. According to the Fire Department, the incidents that were reported were due to saturation of sewers, which caused the flooding of homes, institutions, and businesses. However, one of the most affected places was […]
UCR: tax reform harms universities
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 […]
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 […]