The senator of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) for the Valverde province, Eddy Nolasco, accused the opposition legislators of turning their backs on the people when they reject the tariffs on 67 products of the basic family basket.
He regretted that for merely political interests they are opposed to the population receiving the cheapest food.
He said that with the project that has already been approved in two readings in the Chamber of Deputies, President Luis Abinader seeks to lower the food basket of the poorest.
Nolasco He explained that it would be a law that will be applied temporarily for 6 months to face the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine.
“With the opposition speech that some politicians preach, what they seek is to confuse the population when in reality it is the people who benefit from this type of measure,” he said.
He added that “President Luis Abinader is taking a step forward to maintain price stability, but it was not like we were used to in the past when in the problems of the poor, others benefited from those who did not have to buy. daily bread, now things are totally different”.
He specified that it is worth nothing for a person to have money, if there are no food products to buy in commercial establishments or their prices are through the roof.
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“It’s not that we’re going to invade the country, but we have to have what it takes. We don’t do anything with money if you don’t have a place to go to buy, then, President, go ahead; Minister of Agriculture, continue to step forward also in favor of the food of the Dominican people, ”he declared.
Nolasco argued that the government of the Modern Revolutionary Party works in favor of Dominicans, especially those most in need.
The products
President Abinader sent a bill to the Chamber of Deputies on March 14 that seeks to eliminate customs duties for the importation of 67 highly consumed foods in the basic family basket for a period of six months.
The list includes beef carcasses or half carcasses, fresh or chilled, in cuts or chunks, boneless or boneless, and frozen. Also pork, in carcasses or half carcasses, fresh or chilled, legs, shoulders and their pieces without boning and other frozen parts.
Likewise, chicken meat without cutting up, fresh, refrigerated or frozen. Short and long thighs (legs) of chicken, whether or not joined, fresh or chilled; minced or ground chicken meat, breast, thigh, wings and other frozen pieces.
Likewise, powdered milk, granules or other solid forms, without additional sugar or sweetener, will have a 0% import tariff rate. Net contents less than or equal to 2.5 kilograms or fats less than or greater than 1.5 percent by weight are placed as references.
Other products would be butter, margarine, garlic, peas, black beans, red beans, white beans, points, twists and jacomelos, lentils, broad beans, pigeon peas, and peas are included in the bill.
In addition, wheat and corn flour, soybean, peanut, sunflower and refined corn oils. Likewise, uncooked pasta, stuffed or otherwise prepared and that do not contain eggs, cooked pasta or otherwise prepared, sobao, water, wholemeal, “baguette” type and mold bread, even frozen and other breads, complement the list of zero percent import tariffs.
