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Raising VAT to the Basic Basket to 13% Would Trigger Inequality and Fiscal Regressivity, Warns Treasury

A technical analysis prepared by the Fiscal Policy Division of the General Directorate of Finance (DGH) reveals the profound macroeconomic and distributive effects that a possible elimination of the differentiated tariff in the Basic Tax Basket (CBT) would have.According to the Tax Expenditure Report 2024, homologating this tribute to the standard rate of 13% would imply a severe deterioration in the indicators of social equity and distributive …
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A technical analysis prepared by the Fiscal Policy Division of the General Directorate of Finance (DGH) reveals the profound macroeconomic and distributive effects that a possible elimination of the differentiated tariff in the Basic Tax Basket (CBT) would have.According to the Tax Expenditure Report 2024, homologating this tribute to the standard rate of 13% would imply a severe deterioration in the indicators of social equity and distributive …

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elfinancierocr.com broke the news in Costa Rica on Monday, June 15, 2026.
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