New
"Basic
Food
Basket"
Take
Effect
Monday
Starting
Monday,
May
7,
many
consumers
will
get
a
whopping
surprise
at
the
supermarket
checkout
when
some
90
products
will
begin
to
be
taxed.
Sausages,
bread,
meat,
fruit
and
milk
are
some
of
the
foods
that
consumers
come
Monday
will
have
to
the
13%
sales
tax
on.
The
government's
decision
to
include
items
like
certain
cuts
of
beef
and
pork,
shrimp,
prepared
rice
and
fruits
like
peaches,
is
defended
by
saying
they
are
not
part
of
the
purchases
by
lower
income
groups
and
feels
justified
to
subject
to
the
tax.
Once
the
regulation
goes
into
effect,
food
retailers
must
charge
the
sales
tax
on
the
products
and
include
it
in
sales
reports
and
declarations.
For
a
complete
list
of
the
new
food
basket
visit
www.hacienda.go.cr
