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The pros and cons of VAT in Costa Rica

Monday, March 23, 2015


 

Nobody knows for sure whether a value-added tax will be introduced in Costa Rica. But if it is, there are plenty of pros and cons of the measure.

It would mean a $380 million transfer from the private sector to fund the government’s chronic deficit. The daily La República analyzes the rights and wrongs.

Full story in Spanish