The organization Espacios Abiertos (EA) acution to the tribunal as an intervener in support of the position of the Department of Economic Development and Trade (Ddec) to publish the list of beneficiaries of decrees on the 20s and 22nd, action taken at a request by the Puerto Rico Privacy Association, Inc. (PRPA), which is probably not the identity of the sister officer, is no identification.
Justice, representing the parties requested – the DDEC and the Department of Education – indicating during the celebrations will be held late by the judge Anthony Cuevas Ramos, of the Extraordinary Appeals Board of the San Juan Tribunal, that the publication of the Information relating to the contributory decrees issued in accordance with the mandate of the Ley 60 of 2019 (known as the new Code of Incentives of Puerto Rico).
I understand that contrary to what the petitioners argue, the information that is published is not of a confidential, personal or financial nature. For its part, three representatives of the Block Legal buffet, representatives of PRPA, will present their opposition to the dissent, insisting on the publication of the information violating the intimacy of those who accept the decrees and threaten the contractual relationship of states with the governor.
Espacios Abiertos questioned the active legitimacy of the association that radically called for it while joining the arguments presented by the Ddec in favor of the dissimination.
Our people need to have access to know how to use it, as is the case with every cent of public money, so include what you receive and the title of what you receive. This is the application of the same manner to the contributing privileges. The money that needs to increase in erroneous for these concessions is also a public guest, by what the governor as well as the recipients of these concessions have to pay, ”Blondet explained. “Without clear and precise information, we can evaluate the return of their concessions and find out if the social benefit has been recorded. In times of crisis, when austerity measures are taken and public services are recruited, the country can not follow suit on tax and probationary issues. Every dollar is worth it and it is our right ”, he concluded.
Taxpayers or tributaries are all the exclusions, deductions, exceptions and contributory credits, among others, that the governor has different types of contributors: individuals, companies, industries and fine institutions. In general, these concessions are authorized by the end of incentivizing economic activity or logging a social impact. The concessionaires are cataloged as a guest of the governor realized by the code of taxes, and as all public government guests, information must be available for citizenship.
“The publication that Hacienda and the DDEC have is a recent and historic one. A step in the right direction makes the mayor transparent, so that he has to recognize and protect “, Blondet indicated. In addition to the existence of platforms such as the Good Jobs Eerste Subsidy Tracker, the information that divides the jurisdictions of the EUUs is easily accessible and accessible.
Spaces Abiertos dio la batalla for the publication of a Informe de Gastos Fiscales y la llevó hasta los tribunales. For its part, the Junta de Supervisi Fiscal also supports the production of an information from this indole. Finally, the Hacienda Department in September 2019 published first of all the Information of the Tributaries (Belastinguitgawesverslag), which contains the revelation that these “guests” in Puerto Rico, which is more than 20 million million dollars annually. This figure represents 20.4% of Gross Domestic Product or 30.3% of Gross National Product and double the annual general income of the governor of Puerto Rico. And since the year 2020, the DDEC has been working on its website, also starting to publish information related to the variants of the loans that are organizing credits or expenses. About 70 licensed authorities in various government departments and other municipal instruments to concede and regular contributory concessions.