This Thursday, the Ministry of Finance presented the results of the first month of implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT), which left the government a revenue of 76.67 billion colones. The total presented in tax corresponds to 130 billion colones, but due to the tax credit, which is the difference between the VAT that […]
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Unexpected visitor surprised tourists in Irazú volcano
A beautiful gray fox surprised visitors in Irazú volcano a few days ago, when it was seen wandering through the vegetation. Wilton Leiton works there and captured the images of the animal, which, he says, for many years was not observed in that area. Eduardo Carrillo, a forestry engineer at the National University Conservation and […]
Exports increased thanks to the contribution of Free Zones
According to data from the Central Bank, exports of goods increased 1% last July, reaching an accumulated $6.7 billion in the year. This growth is explained by the good performance of the Free Zones regime, as it increased by 9.1% last month, reaching $3.6 billion. On the other hand, companies outside that regime, especially small […]
Dollar price rose almost ¢3 in the last two days
After reaching a minimum price of ¢565.8 per dollar, in the last two days the US currency has risen almost ¢3 in the Monex wholesale market. This Thursday, the session ended at ¢568.4. On the other hand, in the windows of financial institutions, the sale price is around ¢572. The increase is part of normal […]
“The Queen of the South” will spend three months in pretrial custody
Cristel Gómez Espinoza, better known as “The Queen of the South”, must spend three months in pretrial arrest as a suspect in the alleged crimes of international drug trafficking and money laundering. The Prosecutor’s Office against Drug Trafficking managed to obtain the precautionary measure on Wednesday. The “Queen of the South” was arrested on Tuesday […]
Central Bank supports regulation of data usage rates
This Tuesday, the Economic Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly and the president of the Central Bank, Rodrigo Cubero, issued a favorable opinion on bill 21,177, which aims to regulate the rates for use of dataphones in stores, with debit and credit cards. The initiative seeks to guarantee the promotion of competition, improve competitiveness and […]