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Costa Rica to start taxing casinos, call centers |
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Tuesday, 19 June 2012 17:46 |
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The Legislative Assembly approved the new taxes Monday night.
A bill calling for the taxation of casinos and call centers in Costa Rica was approved in the Legislative Assembly.
Casinos will be taxed 10 percent of their net profit, and the funds will go toward public security.
The tax on call centers will depend on the number of employees working at each company.
Source: www.ticotimes.com
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Immigration procedures can now be scheduled in post offices |
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Friday, 15 June 2012 17:22 |
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In its first stage, the new system is available only in San José and Alajuela provinces.
President Laura Chinchilla on Thursday inaugurated “Electronic Services Windows” (VES), a new electronic platform to facilitate immigration procedures for foreigners residing in the country.
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Movistar denounces ICE for anticompetitive practices |
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Tuesday, 03 January 2012 02:03 |
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Spain's Telefónica has filed a complaint with Costa Rican telecoms watchdog Sutel, accusing state telecoms operator ICE of anticompetitive practices in promotions for its prepaid services, known as Kölbi, local newspapers reported.
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Costa Rica has introduced a new annual tax |
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 18:23 |
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Costa Rica has introduced a new annual tax on all corporate structures, pegged to average public sector salaries. For ‘active companies’ registered in Costa Rica, i.e. those undertaking commercial activities, the tax is equal to half the average monthly base salary of a public sector employee.
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New process simplifies authenticating foreign documents |
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Friday, 23 December 2011 17:50 |
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As of December 14th, 2011, authenticating foreign documents for official use in Costa Rica, and Costa Rican documents for use abroad, will be easier .The new system is known as Apostille.
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Costa Rica reaches 100% mobile phone penetration |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 03:43 |
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Mobile telephony penetration has reached 101.11 percent of the population at end-2011. Costa Rica currently has 4.3 million inhabitants and 4.4 million active mobile lines, EFE reports, citing data from the Ministry of the Ministry of Environment...
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 22:10 |
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Telecommunications firms will soon attempt to compete with state-run monopoly ICE.
Claro and Telefónica, the first two private telecommunications companies to enter the Costa Rican telecommunications market.
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