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Costa Rican party to reject fiscal plan with new taxes on essentials
🇨🇷 Costa Rica /Economy & Trade

Costa Rican party to reject fiscal plan with new taxes on essentials

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Álvaro Ramírez, head of the National Liberation Party (PLN) faction in Costa Rica, stated his party will reject Rodrigo Chaves's fiscal plan if it includes new taxes on basic goods, salaries, or holiday bonuses.
  • Ramírez urged the government to focus on improving tax collection and making public spending more efficient instead of introducing new taxes.
  • The PLN faction leader questioned measures recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Álvaro Ramírez, the legislative faction leader for Costa Rica's National Liberation Party (PLN), declared that his party will not support President Rodrigo Chaves's proposed fiscal plan if it imposes new taxes on essential consumer goods, worker salaries, or holiday bonuses (aguinaldo).

Ramírez stated that the PLN's rejection hinges on the inclusion of such taxes, emphasizing that his party advocates for alternative approaches. He urged the government to prioritize enhancing tax collection efficiency and optimizing public expenditure rather than introducing new tax burdens on citizens.

The PLN leader also expressed skepticism regarding specific measures recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the fiscal plan. His comments signal a potential legislative hurdle for the Chaves administration's economic proposals, particularly concerning taxation policies that could affect the cost of living and household incomes.

his bancada will not support the fiscal plan announced by Rodrigo Chaves if it includes new taxes on consumption or workers' income.

— Álvaro RamírezRamírez's statement on the conditions under which the PLN faction would reject the government's fiscal plan.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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