Based on prior evidence, the much needed fiscal reform in Costa Rica may take a year and a half to become a reality.
The country experienced a fiscal deficit of $997 million in the first 8 months of this year, 70% more than the same period of 2009.
The approval of the fiscal reform promoted by the Chinchilla administration could become a very long process, taking between 10 and 44 months, according to experts.
The end of a mining moratorium that was imposed by the Government of Abel Pacheco and which ended last July, caused a rush of miners to the country.
Between July and September 2008 there were at least 203 requests for exploration permits above ground and and 14 below.
In three months, the number of exploration requests to exploit mining areas for limestone, construction gravel or metals on Costa Rican soil reached 203.