Assembly finance committee backs the new tax amnesty; a full floor vote is still pending
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The Legislative Assembly's Finance Committee on Monday gave a favorable opinion to the Finance Ministry's proposal for a new tax amnesty, Diario El Mundo and Diario La Página reported. The measure would waive interest, surcharges and, in some cases, fines, but the original tax would still have to be paid. According to El Mundo, the director of Internal Revenue, Marvin Sorto, told lawmakers that for traffic fines only the surcharges would be forgiven, not the fine itself, and that the amnesty does not apply to fines with a final ruling. If approved, it would be in force until December 11, 2026. The proposal still has to be voted on by the full Assembly to become law.
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