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Presidenta Chinchilla Urged To Scrap Plan Fiscal
The Costa Rican President, Laura Chinchilla, should give up the fiscal reform now under consideration at the Legislative Assembly, considered the general secretary of the Asociación Nacional de Empleados Públicos y Privados (ANEP), Albino Vargas Monday. |
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Costa
Rican
Diplomat
Latest
Venezuela
Kidnap
Victim
•
Venezuelan
minister
says
kidnapped
diplomat
freed
A
Costa
Rican
kidnapped
during
the
weekend
in
the
latest
attack
on
foreign
diplomats
in
Venezuela
has
been
freed
and
is
in
good
health,
the
Venezuelan
government
said
this
morning.
Would
a
Flat
Tax
Work
in
Costa
Rica?
The
recent
imbroglio
over
undeclared
home
values
and
unpaid
taxes
that
resulted
in
the
resignations
of
the
Minister
of
the
Treasury
and
the
Chief
Tax
Collector
is
threatening
to
derail
the
Fiscal
Reform
plan
backed
by
the
administration
of
President
Laura
Chinchilla.
Not
surprisingly,
the
different
political
factions
at
the
National
Assembly
are
weighing
in
with
their
own
fiscal
reform
ideas.
PAC
and
Presidenta
Chinchilla
Reaffirm
Support
To
Tax
Reforms
The
legislative
fraction
of
the
Partido
Liberación
Nacional
(PLN)
a
part
of
the
Partido
Acción
Ciudadana
(PAC)
continue
as
bed
partners,
emphasizing
the
need
to
continue
with
the
Ley
de
Solidaridad
Tributaria,
commonly
known
as
the
Plan
Fiscal
(Tax
Reform)
despite
the
scandal
of
the
past
week
involving
the
former
Ministro
de
Hacienda,
Fernando
Herrero
and
the
former
director
of
Taxation,
Francisco
Villalobos.
APSE
Calls
For
National
Strike
Against
Tax
Reforms
and
Tax
Evasion
The
Asociación
de
Profesores
de
Segunda
Enseñanza
(APSE),
one
of
the
largest
public
sector
unions,
announced
it
will
call
its
membership
to
strike
on
Thursday,
April
19.
Cabinet
Shuffle
In
The
Air
We
have
not
yet
recovered
from
the
jolt
in
the
Ministerio
de
Hacienda
(Finance
Ministry)
that
ended
with
the
resignation
of
its
minister,
Fernando
Herrero
and
its
director
of
taxation,
Francisco
Villalobos,
that
rumours
have
begun
flying
of
the
departure
of
one
or
more
ministers.
A
Costa
Rican
Adventure
With
A
Helping
Twist
A
secluded
island
deep
in
the
jungle
of
Costa
Rica
with
howling
monkeys
and
wildlife
not
seen
outside
of a
zoo
in
Minnesota
has
been
the
perfect
vacation
getaway
for
years
for
Daniel
Dix.
Strict
Border
Controls
Nicaraguans
entering
or
returning
to
Costa
Rica
during
Semana
Santa
again
were
surprised
by
strict
immigration
controls
at
Peñas
Blancas,
the
main
border
between
Costa
Rica
and
Nicaragua.
April
11 A
Legal
Holiday
In
Costa
Rica
Tomorrow
is
April
11
and
a
legal
holiday
in
Costa
Rica,
when
both
public
and
private
sector
workers
will
have
a
(another)
day
off,
in
commemoration
of
national
hero
Juan
Santamaría.
Private
Clubs
Not
Excluded
From
Smoking
Ban
Private
places
with
restricted
access
(private
clubs),
are
not
exempt
from
the
Ley
Anitabaco
(smoking
ban),
and
all
places
that
have
a "permiso
sanitario"
(Health
permit
or
patent)
must
comply.
SOCIALMEDIA
Facebook
Buys
Instagram
For
a
Cool
Billion
It
is
said
that
a
picture
is
worth
a
million
words.
On
Monday
Mark
Zuckerberg,
the
founder
of
Facebook,
however,
updated
that
phrase
to a
"billion
bucks"
with
the
announcement
of a
billion-dollar-deal
to
buy
the
startup
behind
wildly
popular
smartphone
photo
sharing
application
Instagram. |
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