The deal has almost been sealed between legislators and employers on the changes to be incorporated into the Law on Population Safety.
According to an article in Elheraldo.hn, representatives from the two sectors, "have fine tuned the latest proposal by economic activity, allowing them to project the amount of resources to be collected from the application of fees and charges"
The Supreme Court has acknowledged a motion of inconstitutionality submitted by the Association of Industrialists.
In order to stop the government from collecting the charges known as the "security tax", Honduran businessmen have filed an appeal with the Supreme Court.
Now, the Assembly will have to submit, in no less than five days, all information concerning the background to the formation of the decree for the court to analyze and declare against it.
The Council of Private Enterprise and the Industrial Association of Honduras are to interpose a constitutional challenge.
In coming days, both associations will lodge appeals with the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) against the Law on Income and Efficiency in Public Expenditure.
An article on the website of La Tribuna reports, "The law which aims to challenge businesses establishes a fight against tax evasion, reduction of costs and compensation for credit and debit card users, and to separate the Administrative Office of Seized Goods (OABI) from the Public Ministry (MP), and which remains assigned to an agency of the executive branch. "
The proposal to tax all banking transactions has been strongly rejected.
The government aims to create $79 million to combat insecurity, which would be financed in part with proceeds from a tax of 0.2% on all transactions carried out in banks.
Industry representatives believe that this measure is excessive and that not all transactions should be taxed, as the financial cost to businesses would be very high.
Employers are not opposing the tax, but say that its adoption should be supervised by the private enterprise.
Adolfo Facussé, president of the National Association of Industrialists (ANDI), said they have not been consulted on the implementation of the tax, to which they are not opposed, but argue that resources should be managed by private enterprise.