He Treasury and Economy projects a gradual increase of the tax pressure in the Dominican Republic during the period 2025-2029, driven by improvements in collection, modernization of the tax system and a review of tax expenditures, without resorting to the creation of new taxes.
“From a revenue perspective, it will boost application of measures administrative support Tax Code and in strengthening segmented inspection.
These actions will use risk models to target audits more precisely, while the expansion of the electronic invoice “It will allow us to consolidate a robust database that, through data engineering, will strengthen the capacity for fiscal supervision and control of evasion,” is indicated in the September 2025 Medium-Term Fiscal Framework.
The tax pressure For this 2025 it is projected to be close to 16.03%, assuming that the nominal GDP be of 7,968,099.0 million of pesos. This for 2029 would be 11,276,446.6 million of pesos.
The document details that the real economic growth estimated for fiscal year 2025 is projected based on the growth recorded in 2024 and on the analysis of the economic environment local and fiscal.
Under these conditions, it is expected that in the following years the growth converges towards 5%, considered the level of potential growth.
16.1%
This is the fiscal pressure expected for January-June, 7.8% of GDP expected for 2025.
This rate of expansion would allow the nominal GDP pass 7,968,099.0 million of pesos in 2025 to 11,276,446.6 million in 2029, which implies an average increase of 8.78% in current terms.
He explains that this increase will be supported by a strategy of institutional strengtheningwhich includes the technological modernization of the collecting entities, more rigorous inspection and effective coordination between the General Directorate of Internal Taxes, the General Directorate of Customs and the National Treasury.
The aforementioned report states that overcoming the structural problems that have limited national development requires creating fiscal margins that allow public policies to be implemented without increasing financial risks or compromising the sustainability of public finances. In this framework, he explains that the medium-term fiscal policy is articulated in two fundamental pillars: one strategic and the other operational. The strategic pillar is aimed at reducing gross financing needs, in order to contain public sector debt levels. The operational pillar focuses on the elimination of unnecessary expenses, strengthening the collection capacity and efficient management of the debt portfolio. Overall, a progressive and sustained fiscal consolidation of the deficit is projected, which will allow public accounts to be balanced and reduce the burden of debt service on State income within a reasonable horizon.
