The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfred Pachecodefended the bill of Zero rate of tariffs for a list of 67 essential productsexplaining that the initiative seeks that these items reach affordable prices for Dominican consumers.
In addition, the legislator expressed that they seek to anticipate the famine that could occur in the Dominican Republicas a consequence of the invasion of Russia to Ukraine.
“But I want to emphasize that it means that it harms the producers and that is false because those items, such as beans… how much does the Dominican Republic produce of this product that is consumed throughout the national territory? 25 percent, How much corn does it produce? We don’t produce corn. How much does the country produce soybeans? We don’t produce soybeans. How much wheat does it produce? the local productive apparatus”, explained Pacheco.
assured that the president Louis Abinader It has been the most careful in protecting the national productive apparatus, granting subsidies to the different producers throughout the country.
Pacheco stressed that, with the elimination for about six months of tariffs for some 67 products of the basic basket, the President Luis Abinader what it pursues is to lower the costs of basic necessities.
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“We understand the opposition because they would like the items to be at high prices to call the supermarkets the house of terror again, which they have not been able to do, despite the circumstances that the Dominican Republic is experiencing, thanks to the measures that has taken the president Louis Abinader”, he stressed.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies He referred to the subject during an interview on the program aeroworlddirected and produced by the journalist Guillermo Gómez.
When presenting a balance on the government of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Pacheco stated that the president Louis Abinader has taken the necessary measures so that the country can emerge gracefully from the latest global threats such as Covid-19 and the current war Russia-Ukraine.
In the same way, he highlighted the transparency in the public exercise exhibited by the current ruler, sealing it with the appointment of an independent public ministry.
“As a result of this way of governing, the leadership of Luis Abinader exceeds 75 percent acceptance in society, and that has somehow benefited the Modern Revolutionary Partypresenting itself as a strong and unified organization around the president,” he said.
When asked about the possible approval of the project Domain Forfeiture Lawthe representative of Christ the King on the Chamber of Deputiessaid that it is a mandate of the Constitution from 2010in its article 51, and that has been working on it ever since.
Finally, the president of the deputies highlighted the harmony that exists in the different benches with representation in Congress, which is helping to work on the approval of important laws for the benefit of the country.
