Governor: Private sector has already pledged 16K jobs
March 1, 2013
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla detailed Thursday the progress of his administration’s strategies to revive the island’s economy, saying among other things that the private sector has already pledged to create 15,896 of the 50,000 he vowed ...
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Gov’t proposes benefit cuts to avoid pension system collapse
February 28, 2013
High-ranking Puerto Rico government officials unveiled Wednesday a package of measures aimed at resolving the Commonwealth Retirement System’s critical fiscal situation, including raising the retirement age and increasing employee contributions.
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Gov’t haul down $67M in Jan., sales tax revenue up 2.6%
February 27, 2013
Puerto Rico Treasury Department collections totaled $665 million in January, a 9 percent, or $67 million, drop from what the government reported during the same month last year, agency Secretary Melba Acosta said Tuesday.
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