A proposal has been made to raise the "Marchamo" (vehicle ownership tax) and selective consumption tax on vehicles in order to finance the construction of the modern train system which the Solis administration insists on implementing.
Despite the fact that last year proposals very similar to this were rejected in the Legislative Assembly, the Solis administration insists on raising funds to finance the construction of a modern train for the Greater Metropolitan Area.
A bill has been presented that aims to create a single digital window for obtaining operating licenses, social security numbers and taxpayer codes in one day.
From a statement issued by deputy Otto Guevara Guth:
Members of the Libertarian Movement caucus have presented Draft Law No. 19,913 entitled "Reform of the Municipal Code," which aims to:
1. Convert licenses or municipal permits for an economic activity within an applicant's right in order to verify that the regulatory plan supports the activity in the corresponding area.
Using its corporate power and taking advantage of the power vacuum that is afflicting the State, a public university in Costa Rica is paying first world salaries, exacerbating the inequality that exists between Costa Ricans and severely distorting the labor market.
EDITORIAL
The degeneration of democracy which is happening in a lot of Latin American countries has Costa Rica as an example, a country which historically used to be a shining example of the best way to live in society.
The main private sector union in Costa Rica has agreed to form a technical team together with the government to create a database of corporate shareholders.
The Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Enterprise (Uccaep) agreed with the Government of the Republic to form a team (including tax and computer experts) to assess the conditions for creating a database of shareholders, reported Nacion.com.
Entrepreneurs are used to having insomnia brought on by worrying about the taxes they have to pay, which go towards paying for the permanently unfinished adventures started by civil servants who get to sleep without any problem, because they never have to be responsible for what they do.
EDITORIAL
Like Puerto La Union in El Salvador, the alleged refinery to be built in a joint venture between China and Costa Rica is fast becoming another white elephant in Central America, as it generate huge expenses but produces nothing. At least the Puerto de la Union is already built, and maybe, just maybe, someday will be used for something. Instead, the Chinese-Costa Rican refinery is still just an idea, which so far has only served to feed the pockets of officials at Soresco, the company which is supposed to build and manage it.
A bill has been presented to eliminate sales tax (13%) on internet access services in all its forms, including broadband and via mobile.
An article on Prensalibre.cr reviews the initiative presented by the Libertarian Movement Party which "... seeks to authentically interpret subsection g) of article 1 of Law No. 6826, Law on General Sales Tax, and provide legal certainty in implementing this policy, in the sense that the term "similar" for the purposes of the Act and its regulations, will not cover internet services in all its forms, including those provided through broadband and mobile technology.
Even though surplus energy generated by agribusiness using biomass could be sold, the lack of a tariff scheme and the low price of 0.08 per KW / h, in the case of bagasse, is making the business unattractive.
Currently electricity generated from biomass does not have its own rate, therefore it is adjusted to the prices of new hydroelectric plants, ranging from $0.09 to $0.12 per KW / h.
Differences have been reported of up to one thousand percent in the salaries of staff performing identical functions in state universities.
Editorial
A study by the deputy Otto Guevara, according to a report by Crhoy.com, confirms the distortion generated by the wage policy of the Costa Rican public sector in the labor market in the country.
Through remuneration systems that favor the stability of the employee and reward the simple continuity in a post beyond the adequacy with which tasks are executed, it is possible that even within the same institution one driver of a light vehicle can receive $300 a month, while another one earns $3,750.
President Solis has rejected the possibility of harnessing geothermal energy in national parks describing their exploitation as "unnecessary".
While discussions continue at the national roundtable on energy which will supposedly inform the government and the public of its findings in the month of March, President Solis has already ruled out the use of geothermal energy in protected areas.
Despite pointing out several errors in the text which make the system impractical, the Legislative Assembly has given final approval to the proposed reforms, while they prepare further amendments.
Reform to the Banking System for Development has been approved, however, "... There are gaps that will make the plan unworkable and ineffective, if it is ever to become law ...
Costa Rica has presented a bill that seeks to eliminate exclusivity in the importation and distribution of medicines.
The deputy leader of the Libertarian Movement has introduced a bill that aims to allow "... any person, natural or juridical to take advantage of medical registrations with the Ministry of Health and import medicines from anywhere in the world."
The Libertarian Movement Party has again presented an initiative to establish the dollar as the only currency, in order to avoid, among other problems, the negative effects of exchange rate fluctuations.
The bill to be submitted for discussion in the Legislature provides, among other things, that "... the legal tender will also be the dollar and that 'acts, contracts and obligations under any other legal currency, abroad, will be valid, effective and enforceable in the contracted currency, even if payment must be done through the courts. '"
Signatures are being collected to present a bill by popular initiative, to eliminate the state monopoly on oil refining and fuels marketing.
The deputy from Libertarian Movement, Otto Guevara, is starting this month the process of collecting signatures to present to the Legislature, via popular initiative, for a bill that aims to remove the monopoly of the state-owned Costa Rican Oil Refinery.
The presidential candidate from the Libertarian Movement party is proposing freezing the state's payroll and implementing productivity based wages.
The Libertarian Movement (Movimiento Libertario) party said that a new government would slow hiring in the public sector and apply wages according to productivity, as they are applied in the private sector.
With the exception of the left wing party, most of the presidential candidates propose maintaining or strengthening the insurance market.
Strengthening, maintaining the legislation as it is and enhancing control over the market are the proposals of the candidates of the parties Unidad Social Cristina, Liberación Nacional and Movimiento Libertario, respectively .
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