The Minister of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs, Victor Bishono, reported that a feasibility study for the review of Law 8-90 of Free zoneswith the aim of including Agroindustrial free zones in the facilities offered by current legislation.
The study will be developed together with Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (Intec) and search attract investment and promote the industrialization of the field.
“There is no reason for us Let’s export taxes“said Bisonó, who explained that improving current regulatory frameworks and creating new ones to promote the Agroindustry It will allow the country to “be more competitive” compared to other producers globally.
The minister said the Review to the Incentive Framework currently try to eliminate distortion that prevented Agroindustrial free zones were registered in Law 8-90.
“We are proposing to do a lifting Because in the Dominican Republic there are many niches of agricultural production for export“, said.
He added that Free zones linked to high -valuesuch as cocoa, avocado, bananas or mango, They lack incentives to foster its exports.
“They should be able to be competitive with other countries that produce the same and also export, but do not export taxes. It is about creating a Regulatory framework so that they come here investments And the premises also invest in agribusiness, “he said.
Other initiatives
When intervening in the XXVII National Meeting of Leaders of the Agricultural Sectororganized by the Dominican Agro -Empresarial Board (JAD), Bisonó listed the initiatives that the MICM executes to encourage the National Agroindustry:
Training in Commercial Intelligence and artificial intelligence for producers and exporters Agroindustrial.
Project for reduce costs of import and export of the banana sector in Esperanza, Valverde.
Strengthening project of the beekeeping sector, with more than 100 hours of training and Work tables inter -institutional.
Inauguration of one honey extraction room in San Cristóbalwhich benefits 115 Beekeepers With modern equipment.
Micm -Jad agroindustrial classroomwhich will impact 3,000 producers and technicians with programs such as Smart Agro and Associativity.
Purchase and installation of four cold rooms To improve the Value chain and benefit producers and exporters In different areas.
