New Tax Plan Expected To Be Law
Today
The "Reforma Fiscal" - Tax
Reform - should go to second
reading in the Legislative
Assembly and be proclaimed into
law by the end of the day. That
is unless an appeal is made
before the Constitutional Court,
as a opposition to the law have
threatened.
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Strong cold winds have been the
norm in San José for the last
couple of days. Night
temperatures have been around 15
Celsius (60 Fahrenheit). The
weatherman says the winds and
cold temperatures are expected
to be with us for the next
couple of days.
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Inflation
Expected to Reach 13%
A group of experts who partook
in a study by the Banco Central
de Costa Rica (BCCR) - Central Bank
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estimated that the overall
inflation for the year 2006 will
be close to13%, on average.
Seniors
To Benefit From Intelligent Cars
to Ride the Bus
The Ministerio de Obras Públicas
y Transporte (MOPT) announced
that soon senior citizens will
be able to use an "intelligent"
card instead of tickets to board
a bus.
us$20
Million for Wildlife
In order to ensure the
preservation of the flora and
fauna of Costa Rica, the
Government announced the
establishment of a biodiversity
trust.
Income from
Coffee Dropped
The income from coffee exports
dropped by 17% in the
year 2005, as compared to the
one in the year 2000, in spite
of the recovery of prices
experienced by the commodity in
the international market in the
last two seasons.
Guatemalan Teachers Protest
Teachers are organizing a march
in Guatemala City this week to
demand the resignation of
Education Minister Maria del
Carmen Aceña and protest
neoliberal policies.
Murders
Drop in Guatemala
The number of bodies with signs
of torture dropped drastically
to only two cases this week in
Guatemala, after repeated
denunciations of alleged social
cleansing in the country.
Venezuelan Election Referendum
Viable
Venezuela´s Parliament Deputy
Speaker Roberto Hernandez
asserted Monday that President
Hugo Chavez´s suggestion of a
referendum over unlimited
presidential reelection is legal
and democratic.
Colombian
Officer Under Probe for Abusing
Soldiers
Colombia's military court Sunday
launched an investigation into
claims that Colombian army
officials abused soldiers during
training, saying the officers
found doing so will be jailed.
CHILE:
Army Chief Draws Fire Over
Tragic Accidents
Tragic
events that caused the deaths of
dozens of soldiers last year
have led to criticism of Chilean
army chief General Juan Emilio
Cheyre, the only person to have
admitted the army's
"institutional responsibility"
for the thousands of forced
disappearances and acts of
torture committed during the
1973-1990 dictatorship of
General Augusto Pinochet.
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