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CRIM Chairman Opposes Rosselló's Fiscal Plan

He claims the municipalities have subsidized the central Government’s operations, and that the proposed changes exacerbate the economic problems in municipal governments

4 de marzo de 2017 - 10:21 AM

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Jorge Márquez Pérez assured that the elimination of the subsidy—as proposed in the Fiscal Plan submitted by Governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares to the Oversight Board (OB)—would affect municipal government operations. (Archive/GFR)

By Ricardo Cortés Chico

ricardo.cortes@gfrmedia.com

Jorge Márquez Pérez, chairman of the Governing Board of the Municipal Revenue Collection Center (CRIM, by its Spanish acronym), objected to the “restructuring” that is in plans for this agency and the elimination of the $350-million allocation provided by the central Government to the municipalities.