In Costa Rica, the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of unconstitutionality against the prohibition imposed by the government on carrying out promotions in the rice retail trade.
The argument put forward by the magistrates when rejecting the appeal of unconstitutionality filed by Corporación de Supermercados Unidos (Walmart) was based on the fact that"...
The Constitutional Chamber has rejected the appeal filed by deputies against the presidential decree that prevented a 72% increase in LP gas prices and 35% in bunker fuel.
From a statement issued by the Chamber of Industry:
"The Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica has welcomed the rejection by the Constitutional Chamber of the case of unconstitutionality brought by the Deputy of the PUSC Luis Vásquez and other Deputies against the Sectoral Policy of the Executive Power regarding the prices of industrial fuels, corresponding to Executive Decree 39437 of the MINAE, signed in January of last year.This defeats once more the specter of an excessive and disproportionate increase in fuel prices which our industry uses to compete in the world and with the world.
The Constitutional Chamber has granted approval for the Assembly to adopt, in full, the bill proposing a tax on legal persons which was approved in a first debate in January this year.
The judges of the Constitutional Court found no flaws in the text of the law, giving endorsement to the Legislative Assembly so that it can approve it on a second reading and pass it into law.
The Constitutional Court has rejected the appeal made by Holcim which protested against the 5% tax on the sale of cement produced in some provinces.
The Swiss company Holcim Capital won an appeal against the Law on 5% Tax on the sale of the cement produced in three provinces: Cartago, Guanacaste and San Jose, considering it "discriminatory" and harmful to their competitiveness.
The Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal that sought to eliminate from the free zone law exemptions from municipal taxes.
From a statement issued by the Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica:
CONSTITUTIONAL CHAMBER REJECTS AND OVERULES THE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY AGAINST FREE ZONES
Through judgment 2015-7688 09:00 hrs. of May 27, 2015, the Constitutional Court flatly rejected a constitutional claim regarding lack of compliance with constitutional procedures in establishing exemptions from taxes on real estate and the tax on transfer of property. It also declared void the challenge to Article 20 bis of Law 7210 of November 23, 1990 added by Law 7830 of September 22, 1998, and transient I and II of the Law 8794 of January 12, 2010 that refer to the terms of validity and companies benefiting from the exemption regime.
After four years of litigation against the State of Costa Rica for having invalidated all operating permits, Cementos David has obtained a ruling from the Constitutional Court which allows it to resume operations.
In October 2010, the company Cementos David, after more than a year and a half of fighting administrative obstacles and judgments, managed to start operations, achieving "in the next 18 months sales of 4 million bags of cement and, most importantly, a significant drop in cement prices in the market."
A committee will be formed with representatives from the productive sector and government to prepare a draft law regulating the activity of shrimp fishing in the country.
From a statement issued by the Government of Costa Rica:
In order to build a sustainable model to organize the shrimp fishing industry, to create jobs and fight poverty in coastal communities of the Costa Rican Pacific, the Government has issued a national policy for the sustainable utilization of shrimp.
A ruling by the Constitutional Court has declared the tax on corporations illegal, starting from 2016, but companies must pay for the fiscal year 2015, which ends of on January 31.
From a statement issued by the Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica:
By Vote No. 2015-1241, the Constitutional Chamber, by a majority declared as unconstitutional fundamental articles of the Law on Taxes on Corporations No.