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SANTO DOMINGO.- Labor union leader Rafael Abreu believes it’s currently unwise to implement a comprehensive tax reform, and instead wait for the new administration to take office and agree on a fiscal pact which includes taxes on large holdings and capital gains.

Abreu, president of the Federation of Unions (CNUS), on Wednesday said his sector prefers to wait for the new authorities to see if they’ll instil confidence, so society sheds its fear of a sweeping tax reform, since in his view all they’ve done is further burden the poorest.

Interviewed by diariolibre.com, Abreu stressed that a fiscal reform is not prudent now. “This must stem from the confidence that the new government creates in society and it has never been clearly explained what the comprehensive tax reform is, because so far the reforms have been a burden to consumption and that affects employees.”

He said a true fiscal reform will be reached only when large holdings and capital gains are taxed, as in other nations.

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Written by: juanb, 21 Jun 2012 10:00 AM
From: Dominican Republic

Tax reform? Oh, you mean outrageous tax increases. Tax increases necessary to pay for the waste, theft, and corruption that currently siphons away the taxes we currently pay. The goog news is that those responsible for our horrible financial condition will not be asked to pay a fair share. Rather, as always before, the poor will pay a disproportionate percentage.
Written by: josean, 21 Jun 2012 10:19 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016


Lie-onel Fernandez will pass the Rotten Hot POTATO on to Danilo after he has Bankrupt the Country Twice 1996-2000 and 2008 to 2012!


Written by: Ricardolito, 21 Jun 2012 11:44 AM
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
The fact is that this country is in a good economic position with a low sovereign debt , with increasing exports and a cash flow coming from the direct taxes ITBIS and from the tourist industry .
However there is often a financial problem because people and companies avoid their tax responsibilities ..This will never change unless there is a modern computer system with a huge data base and elaborate programmes in the office of Internal Revenue ,,,just as every country has that wants its tax laws to be complied with .
Just as in Greece and in Italy and India , the rich people think you have to be crazy to pay your taxes ...here the rich get rich through tax evasion and the government and the people suffer.
At the same time the government must cut its cloth to meet its finacial situation ,,stop the growth of the public sector
Written by: anthonyC, 21 Jun 2012 12:09 PM
From: United States
How do you know when a Union leader is telling a Self-Serving Lie?

Their lips are moving!
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