In response to pressure from the private sector, Congress passed a motion that the Executive Revenue postpone to January 2016 implementation of the new billing system.

The new system has been opposed by the business community in particular with regard to the obligations incurred by small and micro enterprises.

Latribuna.hn reports that "... The new billing system, which came into force on April 1 in Honduras, was approved in the Law to Strengthen Revenue, Social Equity and Rationalization of Public Expenditure (Decree 17-2010, published in La Gaceta 32.193 of April 22 2010). "

Source: latribuna.hn

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