Santo Domingo.- The government on Thursday revealed its intention to ramrod next year’s budget backed by its absolute majority in Congress, when Economy Minister Temistocles Montas, said there’s no precedent in the country of drastic spending cuts such as RD$59.4 billion, and urged the Economic and Social Council (CES).
"The CES should reflect on its consequences on economic growth, employment and social stability which a measure of this nature could have," the official said.
Montas, who read the economic team’s statement, said such a reduction wouldn’t deal with priorities of health, social security and promoting productive sectors either, as the CES affirms.
He said the CES’ suggested government budget for 2013 with a RD$410,0 billion spending ceiling doesn’t explain how the state would cut funding without jeopardizing key areas such as education, health, the military and the police.
Those entities, added to the electricity sector and the social programs which the government will continue next year, exceed the CES estimate by more than RD$39.0 billion, he said.
Written by: JHCL2016, 19 Oct 2012 11:05 AM
From: United States, EN PUNTA CANA: Jose H Con Leonel 2016!
Bien! Danilo, dale a mil a esa vaina!!!
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 11:21 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Yeah, why even Pretend we have a Democracy after all Saint Danilo is a closeted Maoist!
Written by: JHCL2016, 19 Oct 2012 12:09 PM
From: United States, EN PUNTA CANA: Jose H Con Leonel 2016!
Y si Josean o cualquier otro del Club de Bittches "Bittches"R"Us", pasale por arriba con tu MBenz 600! Que hasta Hillary te apoya!
Bittches can't have it all? That's 'whining,' Hillary says in slamming former aide's gripe
nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-slams-aide-gripe-whining-article-1.1186810
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 12:12 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Here is how a Reall Leader and Dominican Patriot; the Next President of the Dominican Republic, Speaks!
" Dr. Guillermo Moreno describes as unacceptable tax reform"
SANTO DOMINGO ESTE- The President of the Country Alliance party (AP), Guillermo Moreno, described as unacceptable the tax reform presented by the Executive Branch, which he said would elevate the ITBs, as well as fuels prices, telecomunicaions and other products, to the detriment of the poorest in sciety
.
"We have said this tax reform is unacceptable, because the Government of Danilo Medina is trying to make the society pay more taxes to cover a deficit that was the result of theft, of eight years of the Government of Leonel Fernández, that waste of public resources," he added.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 12:16 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
He argued that without the fiscal reform the Government can have even a surpluses of income, by only containing the corruption and waste that according to his calculations total in financial terms up to 25% of the annual budget of the country, almost exactly the amount of the deficit.
He said "our problem is not taxes, but the way in which they are spent, stealing and waste in public resources".
He also condemned that the Government has done nothing to punish "corrupt" administration of President Leonel Fernández.
"Instead of the Government taking concrete steps to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deficit what it is doing is cleaning the slate anew, covering with impunity and trying to cover the tax shortfall via tax burdens to the population" he lambasted.
The political leader said "with corruption and a clean slate, it is illegitimate to ask for more tax, while maintaining these levels of waste".
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 12:18 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Moreno said that the deficit than the current administration has inherited from Leonel’s management is triple of the fiscal hole in the fraud that led to the bankruptcy to Banco Intercontinental (Baninter), for which there are people serving time in prison to today.
"If the bankers who defrauded the country with 55 billion pesos are prisoners what should be the punishment for Leonel Fernández and his economic team that have produced a fiscal deficit that is three times higher than the Baninter" he questioned.
Moreno, former presidential candidate for Alianza País, who was interviewed on the program Revista 51, which airs Monday to Friday, seven to eight of the night by TNI channel 51, urged President Medina to identify and punish those responsible for this fiscal hole.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 12:20 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"We are facing a situation where people are responsible for it. " And if you are responsible for it, the first attitude of a responsible Government, or one that calls itself responsible, is demand accountability from that economic team and its leader. "That has not been the line assumed by Danilo Medina" he said.
He said that this is the best time for President Danilo Medina to make good on what he promised, not to "shelve the records of those officials who have damaged the country's democracy, enriching themselves with the money of the people".
Guillermo Moreno, called on the people to rebel with a "peaceful resistance" against the tax package.
"The citizentry, before it’s too late, has to mobilize with their voices voice and actions to say no to the path chosen by Danilo Medina," said the politician.
almomento.net
Written by: JHCL2016, 19 Oct 2012 12:56 PM
From: United States, EN PUNTA CANA: Jose H Con Leonel 2016!
Here's the key to his whole statement -> "said the politician."
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
Ps. Just the "link" Josean, just the link!!!
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 1:00 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"Ps. Just the "link" Josean, just the link!!!"
Some people like to read beyond PURPLE SLOGANEERING Manito!
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 2:02 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
A message to IRS Atabey; a call for a FORENSIC Accounting and ACCOUNTABILITY!
Is the Dominican tax burden low? Yes, but...
Beginning with three basic propositions: first, that known data disseminated on the Dominican tax burden are incorrect, it is higher; second being a an undefind number, the tax burden in the country seems to be low in the global context; and third, that a low tax burden is not something of which we must feel proud as a society.
Why the data is incorrect
Here we live saying that the tax burden is around 13% of the product, and that is not true. Like many economic statistics, their measurement is very bad. The strange thing is that international agencies receive the data, without stopping a second to review the accuracy of the statistics given, spread it around the world and turns into what seems an unquestioned truth.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 2:03 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
I will explain why the data is bad.
The first reason is that Dominican Republic only includes tax revenues from the central Government. It is more than a part of it. And this fact is often compared to other countries in which the contributions to social security are contained. On the one hand, because normally the tax burden also includes taxes charged by sub-national levels of Government (municipalities, provinces or States). It is true that in the Dominican Republic the only Government, outside the national, are the municipalities, and hey charge very little, but the fact that we compare it with countries where they are included removes relevancy to the comparison.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 2:06 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
The second reason is that even here they don’t even cover the full Central Government, institutions raise income and they do not report them, rather they manage them as extra budgetary funding, which prevents having a comprehensive view of government operations.
Some of these funds are tax income for the Government, from every point of view, having being established through a legal provision (law or decree) and used to carry out public responsibilities, but are not register nor is the citizenship informed of its amount or use.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 2:08 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
The most important agencies that seem to do that appear to be the Superintendence of Banks, the INDOTEL, Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil and the INFOTEP. It is true that by not having centralized these funds record is impossible to determine its amount with precision, but there are reasons to estimate that between these four they collect and manage at least RD$ 20 billion, constituting themselves around a point more of GDP. In addition to these four, there are many more, like the JCE and various ministries, not counting the entities receiving revenue for fees, sales, rates, etc. which are not part of the tax burden.
The third reason is that, FOR A LONG TIME IN THE COUNTRY EVERY YEAR DATA HAS BEEN DISSEMINATED THAT EXAGGERATE ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND FROM ALL THE ACCUMULATE EXAGGERATIONS WE NOW HAVE AN OVERSIZED GDP WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH.
**************josean says: this why we need a Top to Bottom FORENSIC Accounting************
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 2:10 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Remember that the growth of the product is cumulative, so that any little mistake becomes big over time. This causes that now all the variables that are measured as percentage of GDP look less than what really are, including the tax burden. If one day we had a measurement accurate product, probably we find that we have been making wrong analysis, from where incorrect policies have emerged.
****************************josean says can we all say USELESS METRO!******************
Does it mean that the Dominican tax burden is high?
I don't think so. It is simply badly measured. Perhaps we will never get to know exactly its dimension, but the publicized numbers difference is so great compared to other countries, even the average in the Latin American region which of itself is characterized by low fiscal pressure, that not everything can be attributed to measurement errors.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 2:12 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
What is wrong
I do not share the idea that it is good to have a low coefficient of taxation. No society should feel proud of this, because it tends to be reflection of low social cohesion or of much distrust in institutions. Taxes are the cost of living in society, and the tax burden generally reflects the contribution that is made to the satisfaction of the collective needs. With a low tax burden you are not going to raise productivity or much less social justice.
The problem occurs when the social contract is broken, and the Government uses that contribution for private purposes. It is highly documented that in the Dominican Republic public resources are used primarily for private purposes. Outrageous pay, pensions, contracts of works, pork barrels, Luperon Avenue apartments ( El Progreso), are good examples of this.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 2:17 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
And in that case, you create a culture of resistance to finance the State. Citizens come to the conclusion that the Government could meet the public goods supplies with much less money than the already spends.
It is curious that in this aspect there is no nationwide political left or right, but rather confluence even among social groups who in other countries are the great defenders of public spending. With the package under discussion, I have seen opposition in people who tend to be left-wing, even in the case of a tax as progressive as that levied with 1% of the value the annual plate of vehicles.
And it is that no society feels pleased to provide more resources to finance a State that it considers dysfunctional and corrupt.
That's the first thing that needs to be corrected.
Dr. Isidor Sanatna
Economist
acento.com.do/index.php/blog/6401/78/Es-baja-la-carga-fiscal-dominicana-Si-pero.html
Written by: Bogus, 19 Oct 2012 3:02 PM
From: Dominican Republic
The original articles says "Economy Minister Temistocles Montas, said there’s no precedent in the country of drastic spending cuts".
Well, it's time to do "what has never been done before" ... control government spending!
From: Dominican Republic
"doesn’t explain how the state would cut funding without jeopardizing key areas such as education, health, the military and the police."
Jepoardizing key areas "military"??? wow these people have their heads so far up each others a$$ they can't see the huge money hole that is the DR military?? Just cut the military by 70% and the others would not need any cuts but could get more...
absolutely Bogus and thanks J, I know why your a supporter of Dr. Guillermo Moreno.
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 3:56 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Your welcome!
"Jepoardizing key areas "military"??? wow these people have their heads so far up each others a$$ they can't see the huge money hole that is the DR military?? Just cut the military by 70% and the others would not need any cuts but could get more..."
stillhere,
I don’t have to tell you that the Military are the Overseer Goons kept around by Kleptocrats to crush the people if they ever try to Storm the Bastille!
I other words we are Taxed to pay for our own abuse!
Written by: juanb, 19 Oct 2012 4:09 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Q: Why are we rated as the most corrupt country in the world
A: WE ARE
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 5:21 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Focus on Torres Progreso or Torres Atraso
Writing in today's edition of El Dia newspaper, Friday 19 October, lawyer Carlos Salcedo gives the new name of "Backward Towers" to the "Progress Towers" built by the Fernandez administration and allocated to selected individuals below market prices.
In his comment on the enormous fiscal deficit the Medina administration has inherited, he says that when considering what generated the hole, questions need to be asked whether it was for expenditures in line with national development.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 5:23 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
He then asks "how many modest apartments could have been built at the same cost as Torres El Progreso?
Who are the beneficiaries of the state generosity?
Although Art. 59 of the Constitution says the state should guarantee decent housing where families can live in peace, security and with dignity, providing luxury apartments to people who already have homes is not the responsibility of the state.
Salcedo says that with the resources spent to build those apartments, thousands of families could have received decent housing.
"Leonel Fernandez and Alma Fernandez, responsible for the project, need to reveal the constitutional base that supported diverting so many public resources to people who already had their own homes and who did not need government assistance," he writes.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 5:25 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Earlier this week, Waldys Taveras, a city councilor for the opposition PRD party, says that the builders of the towers should pay RD$22.5 million in taxes they were exempted to payto the city government because the project does not quality for being a social interest project.
eldia.com.do/columnas/2012/10/18/96930/Torres-El-atraso
DR1
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 8:11 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Sanit Danilo not being able to defend the need of a TAX hike without cutting, fraud and waste first does a Trujillo Style 180!
Tax Package “Paquetazo” will be imposed by force: Government breaks with the Economic and Social Council
The (paquetazo) Tax Package will be imposed without any regard
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic.-The Government of President Danilo Medina broke the dialogue that had been taking place with the economic and Social Council to reach an agreement or consensus on the tax reform, which it wants to carry out.
By terminating talks with the CES, where they are representatives of entrepreneurs, workers and civic organizations, it is understood that the Government will impose the taxes “paquetazo” unilaterally.
Information on the breakdown in the dialogue between the Government and the CES is contained in a document of that consultative body of the State, dated on October 19.
continued:
Written by: josean, 19 Oct 2012 8:14 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"The Government team informed the representatives of CES, through a document, which does not answer to the submitted technical approaches, its decision to conclude the process of discussion of the 2013 budget", indicates the CES.
Read the rest at:
Paquetazo será a la mala: Gobierno rompe con el Consejo Económico y Social
El paquetazo será impuesto sin ningún miramiento
acento.com.do/index.php/news/22771/56/Paquetazo-sera-a-la-mala-Gobierno-rompe-con-el-Consejo-Economico-y-Social.html
Written by: BASTA, 20 Oct 2012 8:03 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs/Free abortions for all
Leonel 2016!== Jail time!
Written by: JHCL2016, 20 Oct 2012 10:10 AM
From: United States, EN PUNTA CANA: Jose H Con Leonel 2016!
Jejejeje, same members of the Bittches"R"Us Club with their whining galore! Even Hillary Clinton agrees:
Bittches can't have it all? That's 'whining,' Hillary says in slamming former aide's gripe
nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-slams-aide-gripe-whining-article-1.1186810
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
From: Dominican Republic
Good as always to see your insights and thoughts on the topic JHCL2016..
We have no need to ask if you agree with what is happening, you stance as a PLD stooge is quite clear and you would never find fault with anything they do...
Did you money transfer from LF go through for you months hard work as PLD ass kisser and defender of the indefensible?
Written by: JHCL2016, 22 Oct 2012 8:17 AM
From: United States, EN PUNTA CANA: Jose H Con Leonel 2016!
Speaking of "bitteches"!
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
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Bien! Danilo, dale a mil a esa vaina!!!
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
Yeah, why even Pretend we have a Democracy after all Saint Danilo is a closeted Maoist!
Y si Josean o cualquier otro del Club de Bittches "Bittches"R"Us", pasale por arriba con tu MBenz 600! Que hasta Hillary te apoya!
Bittches can't have it all? That's 'whining,' Hillary says in slamming former aide's gripe
nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-slams-aide-gripe-whining-article-1.1186810
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
Here is how a Reall Leader and Dominican Patriot; the Next President of the Dominican Republic, Speaks!
" Dr. Guillermo Moreno describes as unacceptable tax reform"
SANTO DOMINGO ESTE- The President of the Country Alliance party (AP), Guillermo Moreno, described as unacceptable the tax reform presented by the Executive Branch, which he said would elevate the ITBs, as well as fuels prices, telecomunicaions and other products, to the detriment of the poorest in sciety
.
"We have said this tax reform is unacceptable, because the Government of Danilo Medina is trying to make the society pay more taxes to cover a deficit that was the result of theft, of eight years of the Government of Leonel Fernández, that waste of public resources," he added.
continued:
He argued that without the fiscal reform the Government can have even a surpluses of income, by only containing the corruption and waste that according to his calculations total in financial terms up to 25% of the annual budget of the country, almost exactly the amount of the deficit.
He said "our problem is not taxes, but the way in which they are spent, stealing and waste in public resources".
He also condemned that the Government has done nothing to punish "corrupt" administration of President Leonel Fernández.
"Instead of the Government taking concrete steps to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deficit what it is doing is cleaning the slate anew, covering with impunity and trying to cover the tax shortfall via tax burdens to the population" he lambasted.
The political leader said "with corruption and a clean slate, it is illegitimate to ask for more tax, while maintaining these levels of waste".
continued:
Moreno said that the deficit than the current administration has inherited from Leonel’s management is triple of the fiscal hole in the fraud that led to the bankruptcy to Banco Intercontinental (Baninter), for which there are people serving time in prison to today.
"If the bankers who defrauded the country with 55 billion pesos are prisoners what should be the punishment for Leonel Fernández and his economic team that have produced a fiscal deficit that is three times higher than the Baninter" he questioned.
Moreno, former presidential candidate for Alianza País, who was interviewed on the program Revista 51, which airs Monday to Friday, seven to eight of the night by TNI channel 51, urged President Medina to identify and punish those responsible for this fiscal hole.
continued:
"We are facing a situation where people are responsible for it. " And if you are responsible for it, the first attitude of a responsible Government, or one that calls itself responsible, is demand accountability from that economic team and its leader. "That has not been the line assumed by Danilo Medina" he said.
He said that this is the best time for President Danilo Medina to make good on what he promised, not to "shelve the records of those officials who have damaged the country's democracy, enriching themselves with the money of the people".
Guillermo Moreno, called on the people to rebel with a "peaceful resistance" against the tax package.
"The citizentry, before it’s too late, has to mobilize with their voices voice and actions to say no to the path chosen by Danilo Medina," said the politician.
almomento.net
Here's the key to his whole statement -> "said the politician."
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
Ps. Just the "link" Josean, just the link!!!
"Ps. Just the "link" Josean, just the link!!!"
Some people like to read beyond PURPLE SLOGANEERING Manito!
A message to IRS Atabey; a call for a FORENSIC Accounting and ACCOUNTABILITY!
Is the Dominican tax burden low? Yes, but...
Beginning with three basic propositions: first, that known data disseminated on the Dominican tax burden are incorrect, it is higher; second being a an undefind number, the tax burden in the country seems to be low in the global context; and third, that a low tax burden is not something of which we must feel proud as a society.
Why the data is incorrect
Here we live saying that the tax burden is around 13% of the product, and that is not true. Like many economic statistics, their measurement is very bad. The strange thing is that international agencies receive the data, without stopping a second to review the accuracy of the statistics given, spread it around the world and turns into what seems an unquestioned truth.
continued:
I will explain why the data is bad.
The first reason is that Dominican Republic only includes tax revenues from the central Government. It is more than a part of it. And this fact is often compared to other countries in which the contributions to social security are contained. On the one hand, because normally the tax burden also includes taxes charged by sub-national levels of Government (municipalities, provinces or States). It is true that in the Dominican Republic the only Government, outside the national, are the municipalities, and hey charge very little, but the fact that we compare it with countries where they are included removes relevancy to the comparison.
continued:
The second reason is that even here they don’t even cover the full Central Government, institutions raise income and they do not report them, rather they manage them as extra budgetary funding, which prevents having a comprehensive view of government operations.
Some of these funds are tax income for the Government, from every point of view, having being established through a legal provision (law or decree) and used to carry out public responsibilities, but are not register nor is the citizenship informed of its amount or use.
continued:
The most important agencies that seem to do that appear to be the Superintendence of Banks, the INDOTEL, Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil and the INFOTEP. It is true that by not having centralized these funds record is impossible to determine its amount with precision, but there are reasons to estimate that between these four they collect and manage at least RD$ 20 billion, constituting themselves around a point more of GDP. In addition to these four, there are many more, like the JCE and various ministries, not counting the entities receiving revenue for fees, sales, rates, etc. which are not part of the tax burden.
The third reason is that, FOR A LONG TIME IN THE COUNTRY EVERY YEAR DATA HAS BEEN DISSEMINATED THAT EXAGGERATE ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND FROM ALL THE ACCUMULATE EXAGGERATIONS WE NOW HAVE AN OVERSIZED GDP WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH.
**************josean says: this why we need a Top to Bottom FORENSIC Accounting************
continued:
Remember that the growth of the product is cumulative, so that any little mistake becomes big over time. This causes that now all the variables that are measured as percentage of GDP look less than what really are, including the tax burden. If one day we had a measurement accurate product, probably we find that we have been making wrong analysis, from where incorrect policies have emerged.
****************************josean says can we all say USELESS METRO!******************
Does it mean that the Dominican tax burden is high?
I don't think so. It is simply badly measured. Perhaps we will never get to know exactly its dimension, but the publicized numbers difference is so great compared to other countries, even the average in the Latin American region which of itself is characterized by low fiscal pressure, that not everything can be attributed to measurement errors.
continued:
What is wrong
I do not share the idea that it is good to have a low coefficient of taxation. No society should feel proud of this, because it tends to be reflection of low social cohesion or of much distrust in institutions. Taxes are the cost of living in society, and the tax burden generally reflects the contribution that is made to the satisfaction of the collective needs. With a low tax burden you are not going to raise productivity or much less social justice.
The problem occurs when the social contract is broken, and the Government uses that contribution for private purposes. It is highly documented that in the Dominican Republic public resources are used primarily for private purposes. Outrageous pay, pensions, contracts of works, pork barrels, Luperon Avenue apartments ( El Progreso), are good examples of this.
continued:
And in that case, you create a culture of resistance to finance the State. Citizens come to the conclusion that the Government could meet the public goods supplies with much less money than the already spends.
It is curious that in this aspect there is no nationwide political left or right, but rather confluence even among social groups who in other countries are the great defenders of public spending. With the package under discussion, I have seen opposition in people who tend to be left-wing, even in the case of a tax as progressive as that levied with 1% of the value the annual plate of vehicles.
And it is that no society feels pleased to provide more resources to finance a State that it considers dysfunctional and corrupt.
That's the first thing that needs to be corrected.
Dr. Isidor Sanatna
Economist
acento.com.do/index.php/blog/6401/78/Es-baja-la-carga-fiscal-dominicana-Si-pero.html
Well, it's time to do "what has never been done before" ... control government spending!
Jepoardizing key areas "military"??? wow these people have their heads so far up each others a$$ they can't see the huge money hole that is the DR military?? Just cut the military by 70% and the others would not need any cuts but could get more...
absolutely Bogus and thanks J, I know why your a supporter of Dr. Guillermo Moreno.
Your welcome!
"Jepoardizing key areas "military"??? wow these people have their heads so far up each others a$$ they can't see the huge money hole that is the DR military?? Just cut the military by 70% and the others would not need any cuts but could get more..."
stillhere,
I don’t have to tell you that the Military are the Overseer Goons kept around by Kleptocrats to crush the people if they ever try to Storm the Bastille!
I other words we are Taxed to pay for our own abuse!
Q: Why are we rated as the most corrupt country in the world
A: WE ARE
Focus on Torres Progreso or Torres Atraso
Writing in today's edition of El Dia newspaper, Friday 19 October, lawyer Carlos Salcedo gives the new name of "Backward Towers" to the "Progress Towers" built by the Fernandez administration and allocated to selected individuals below market prices.
In his comment on the enormous fiscal deficit the Medina administration has inherited, he says that when considering what generated the hole, questions need to be asked whether it was for expenditures in line with national development.
continued:
He then asks "how many modest apartments could have been built at the same cost as Torres El Progreso?
Who are the beneficiaries of the state generosity?
Although Art. 59 of the Constitution says the state should guarantee decent housing where families can live in peace, security and with dignity, providing luxury apartments to people who already have homes is not the responsibility of the state.
Salcedo says that with the resources spent to build those apartments, thousands of families could have received decent housing.
"Leonel Fernandez and Alma Fernandez, responsible for the project, need to reveal the constitutional base that supported diverting so many public resources to people who already had their own homes and who did not need government assistance," he writes.
continued:
Earlier this week, Waldys Taveras, a city councilor for the opposition PRD party, says that the builders of the towers should pay RD$22.5 million in taxes they were exempted to payto the city government because the project does not quality for being a social interest project.
eldia.com.do/columnas/2012/10/18/96930/Torres-El-atraso
DR1
Sanit Danilo not being able to defend the need of a TAX hike without cutting, fraud and waste first does a Trujillo Style 180!
Tax Package “Paquetazo” will be imposed by force: Government breaks with the Economic and Social Council
The (paquetazo) Tax Package will be imposed without any regard
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic.-The Government of President Danilo Medina broke the dialogue that had been taking place with the economic and Social Council to reach an agreement or consensus on the tax reform, which it wants to carry out.
By terminating talks with the CES, where they are representatives of entrepreneurs, workers and civic organizations, it is understood that the Government will impose the taxes “paquetazo” unilaterally.
Information on the breakdown in the dialogue between the Government and the CES is contained in a document of that consultative body of the State, dated on October 19.
continued:
"The Government team informed the representatives of CES, through a document, which does not answer to the submitted technical approaches, its decision to conclude the process of discussion of the 2013 budget", indicates the CES.
Read the rest at:
Paquetazo será a la mala: Gobierno rompe con el Consejo Económico y Social
El paquetazo será impuesto sin ningún miramiento
acento.com.do/index.php/news/22771/56/Paquetazo-sera-a-la-mala-Gobierno-rompe-con-el-Consejo-Economico-y-Social.html
Jejejeje, same members of the Bittches"R"Us Club with their whining galore! Even Hillary Clinton agrees:
Bittches can't have it all? That's 'whining,' Hillary says in slamming former aide's gripe
nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-slams-aide-gripe-whining-article-1.1186810
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
Good as always to see your insights and thoughts on the topic JHCL2016..
We have no need to ask if you agree with what is happening, you stance as a PLD stooge is quite clear and you would never find fault with anything they do...
Did you money transfer from LF go through for you months hard work as PLD ass kisser and defender of the indefensible?
Speaking of "bitteches"!
Stop whining, coge pa'lante y manos a la obra!
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com