Rosa Ma. Bolaños writes in PrensaLibre.com: "The sector with the most pronounced losses in growth was the commercial sector, which reported 0.45 percent growth in 2008, for a total collection of Q13 thousand 398.5 million ($ 1,667 million).
In 2007, it had increased 14.8 percent, and, in 2006, 19 percent. In previous years, the increase in annual collections was between 10 and 16 percent."

Source: prensalibre.com

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