A "poor" Dominican lawmaker can afford a Rolls Royce
DominicanToday.com - Nine deputies have requested tax exemptions to import luxury vehicles, a Rolls Royce among them, whose total cost is RD$79.3 million (US$2.2 million), which if they transfer them to third parties, as is the usual practice, violate Customs Law 57-96.

The senators and deputies can import one vehicle duty free every two years, but the legislation stipulates that the legislators can only transfer them two years after they arrive in the country.

The deputies who requested exemptions are Chamber president Julio Cesar Valentin (Santiago), Julio Cesar Horton (National District), Alejandro Bejarán (Montecristi), Pedro Alejandro Aguirre (Puerto Plata), and Guillermo Galván (La Vega), of the ruling PLD party.

Also Agne Berenice Contreras (Elías Piña), Juan Maldonado Castro (El Seibo), Marino Mendoza (Villa Altagracia) and Victor de Jesus Lasosé (Moca), of the oppositoin PRD party

A few comments from DominicanToday readers:

 

Written by: generoso, 4 Sep 2009 3:20 PM
From: United States, Santo Domingo, D.R.
They really don't transfer the vehicle to "third" parties, but just sell the exonerations or duty free rights to end users or new car dealers for about US$25,000 dollars, and then they choose whatever car they want to bring in.
I have seen several Bentleys, Ferraris, Lambo's and other real expensive brands, parading in the SD streets imported with this type of legislator fringe benefits.
 
Written by: VeronicaDR, 4 Sep 2009 4:27 PM
From: United States
The level and amount of corruption in this country is so bad and obvious it makes me sick. I love my country but I hate the people ruining it and sucking the life from our poor people. One day god help us we will all be treated the same and a leader will be elected to put an end to the corruption
 
 

 

 

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