Diputados condicionan el proyecto del IVA que pretende impulsar el Gobierno
The Latin American Program's recent event "Perspectivas políticas de la reforma fiscal en Costa Rica" is described in this article about the possible implementation of a Value Added Tax in Costa Rica. This article is in Spanish.
"Existe gran consenso en transformar el actual tributo de ventas en un Impuesto al Valor Agregado (IVA), como funciona en el mundo, pero si este proyecto llega solo a la Asamblea Legislativa no tendrá un camino fácil.
Los diputados de oposición quieren algo más que el IVA.
Así lo dejaron ver algunos de ellos, el martes pasado, en el panel del foro fiscal organizado por el Programa Estado de la Nación, el Consejo Nacional de Rectores (Conare), el periódico La Nación y el Wilson Center, con apoyo de la Tinker Foundation.[...]"
Click here to read the full article in Spanish.
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