rammolo Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hi Folks, As many of us knows a sales tax will be implemented in Puerto Rico. Serious opinions bout this topic are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hi Folks, As many of us knows a sales tax will be implemented in Puerto Rico. Serious opinions bout this topic are welcome. Heads up I gotta dumb question. Up until now was there no sales tax in pr? Or is it being raised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammolo Posted May 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 Until now no sales tax, this issue has closed more than 40 government agencies due to goverment insificient funds to pay payroll. proposed sales tax is 7%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 In Ohio its about 7%. (where I live) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 right now there is a 6.6 percent excise tax on anything shipped here. but no sales tax. the proposal is to lift the excise tax and apply a sales tax instead. (the government thinks it will have more money to waste that way). out of every billion increase in funds 720.000.000 will go to payrolling the local government employees, if one bases future budgets on the current ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammolo Posted May 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 I really wont care if this tax would have been issued before, 135% increase in water, that makes it the higher in 50 USA states, Electricity 79% ( we pay 0.19KWH (the higher in 50 USA states) increase not to mention Adjustment for oil increase ( and i can talk bout that), Highways Tolls 43% increase, Telefones 27% increase (goverment owned phone co) Milk for our kids 22%. not to mention the domino effect it has on private party corps. I really know what im telling you, i have an apartment in FL, and pay 6.5 sales tax, very good if u consider roads, public health services and other. You can compare PR highways with craters in the moon, not to mention public health, better to die in a roadside, have you ever been in a hotel here, you can va a 2 week vacation in Orlando for what u pay for 4 days vacation here. This is simple math. when you have more expenses than imcome you CRASHED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 5, 2006 CID Share Posted May 5, 2006 i agree. except on the condition of the roads. roadways in puerto rico are well maintained examples of exellent engineering and serve their apparent purpose of interconnecting a well established network of potholes very well. [/sarcasm] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabolikk Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 I think the sales tax may be great if and only if they reduce the contributions on salary and we will be certain the govmt will use the money wisely. But as we may recall our politicians are some dumbs idiots who will just hire more unnecessary employees so they can win the next elections. That's why I oposse to it. Besides I think they must reform the way the govmt, spends money first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 in florida the sales tax is at 7% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 Sounds like they are looking for a .4% tax increase to the individual, out of pocket. A sales tax is a tax on consumption. It is normally a certain percentage that is added onto the price of a good or service that is purchased. But on excise tax I found too many variables. Not sure what it is exactly. Maybe they are trying to find a way to get politically richer. It sounds like they need to cut the political budget. Cut down on some political jobs. And the pay scales for those jobs. I would start at the top. (like that would happen) I can only give an opinion, I would say no unless they can put it in black and white. What the difference would be, and where the money would go. Sounds like normal shifty gov't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki123 Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 i disagree resopalrabotnick, I live in San Juan, and only a handfull of streets dont have holes in it, I mean craters. Now, some highways are good an clean, but the problems lies on the town's streets. Now, that 7% Sales Tax is asking for too much, most ppl here make $6-8~/hr and they have to pay for food, house rent, electricity, watter and telephone, this can easly sum up to more than a 1000$ (not to mention that almost every PRican is full of debts), Anibal is just making more stuff up to rip us off of more money. btw, I dont know how this has any relation to the topic, but my bro was Anibal8 (dunno if any PRican guys remember him) XDD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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