Comments on: Costa Rican Oil Refinery in long battle with tax authorities

By: mhogan

mhogan — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:54:00 +0000

Except perhaps for their sheer number. How many people work at Recope. Ans: About half of them. Are benefits also reported? Think not. That’s where government employment pays off.

By: turbooperator

turbooperator — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:29:00 +0000

If anyone is interested, The salaries of RECOPE can be found here:
https://www.recope.go.cr/etica-y-transparencia/salarios-por-puesto/

They don’t seem to be out of line with the rest of the country.

By: Lav

Lav — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 02:00:00 +0000

If they want to be classified as state owned, maybe they should have state approved salaries… which of course should be approved by the citizens of Costa Rica.

By: turbooperator

turbooperator — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:41:00 +0000

While it doesn’t seem to make much sense that the government would tax itself (asi es Costa Rica) , RECOPE’s own Management Rule #9 (found on it website) says that it (RECOPE) is subject to, and will pay taxes in accordance with the law.

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:56:00 +0000

Sounds like something the courts need to resolve. I can see the matter either way, and it probably doesn’t matter which way it is resolved since tax payments would likely just be passed along to the consumer in higher prices, but there does apparently need to be agreement as to what the law really requires.

I guess I’d prefer that RECOPE be taxed, mainly because subsidizing oil strikes me as precisely the wrong thing to do from both an environmental and quality of life standpoint, but this issue doesn’t sound like a matter of opinion to me. I think the question is what the law actually requires.

By: michaelwink

michaelwink — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:15:00 +0000

Sounds like a sweet precedent they could set here, as basically every business could argue their profit one year is being held in reserve for future investment.

By: prdatki

prdatki — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:40:00 +0000

The top 100 People of Costa Rica Departments should be fired with no benefits, ICE, AWA, and the rest, no elected official should receive any benefits.