The National Chamber of Tourism has described the amounts for licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages as disproportionate and unrealistic.
From a press release by the National Chamber of Tourism Canatur:
Disproportionate and far from reality is how the National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR) has described the amounts for the payment of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages stipulated in Law No. 9047.
The reform proposed by the Chamber of Retailers introduces a fee that is calculated based on the sales of each establishment.
With this modification liquor licenses would be charged based on income and not, as currently happens, using a fixed amount, said Executive Director of the Chamber, Ana Teresa Vazquez.
"... About 7,000 union members of the chamber have been affected over the last 11 months, when Law 9047 came into effect, as small businesses have been forced to pay up to $762 every three months for a liquor license", reported Nacion.com.
Retail stores, restaurants and bars are feeling the effects of a new law which regulates the sale of liquor in municipalities.
The excessive fees for licenses has led to chambers in the private sector squaring up to the municipalities, who after the law came into effect less than a year ago, are responsible for regulating the sale of liquor in each Canton district, leading to unequal conditions in each of municipalities.
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