https://insidecostarica.com/2013/11/07/presidential-candidates-solis-villalta-will-debate-tonight/ Costa Rica's Leading English Language News Source Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2 https://insidecostarica.com/2013/11/07/presidential-candidates-solis-villalta-will-debate-tonight/#comment-5953 Timothy Williams Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:44:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=11935#comment-5953 The debate isn’t so much the %, but a switch from the current system of sales tax (IVI) to a Value-Added Tax (VAT in English or IVA in Spanish). There is a decent comparison on Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_added_tax#Comparison_with_sales_tax )

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2013/11/07/presidential-candidates-solis-villalta-will-debate-tonight/#comment-5952 Jim Freeman Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:38:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=11935#comment-5952 Thanks—not sure what I think about that—I guess if it was bumped to 15% from the present 13% it would be OK with me if it was used in an appropriate manner!

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2013/11/07/presidential-candidates-solis-villalta-will-debate-tonight/#comment-5948 Timothy Williams Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:41:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=11935#comment-5948 Sorry about that, Jim. Fifth was recently proposed changes in the tax system (a VAT tax).

]]> https://insidecostarica.com/2013/11/07/presidential-candidates-solis-villalta-will-debate-tonight/#comment-5937 Jim Freeman Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:00:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=11935#comment-5937 What is the 5th subject—only named 4?

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