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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:51:16 +0000Poor and middle-class families will bear the brunt of the IVA increase on basic goods
Q COSTA RICA — “We’re taking away the tax breaks for the wealthy (a colloquial term for the upper class),” said Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves, announcing his new tax package, which aims to increase the Impuesto al valor agregado (IVA) — v...
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:30:47 +0000
President Laura Fernández ordered: “Diablo cannot escape from ‘La Reforma’. He cannot be killed, and they cannot kill him”
RICO’s Q — This week’s outbursts, screams and direct attacks on the Judiciary by President Laura Fernández (the puppet) and former president and now super minister, Rodrigo Chaves (Yepeto), over the handling of Costa Rica’s most ...
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:05:36 +0000
José Miguel Villalobos criticized for dual role as an active defense lawyer to an alleged drug trafficker and a ruling-party legislator
Q COSTA RICA — To prevent cases like that of José Miguel Villalobos, a legislator from the ruling party, the Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO), the Frente Amplio caucus called on the Legislature to approve a proposed law that would prohibit legislato...
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:47:17 +0000
The national weather service forecasts a widespread deterioration in air quality over the next few days
Q COSTA RICA — The Saharan dust, coupled with the presence of haze (a meteorological phenomenon consisting of very small particles of dust, sand, ash, or clay suspended in the atmosphere) and a significant reduction in rainfall, will cause a widesp...
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:34:03 +0000
Credit card debt in Costa Rica reached US$3.7 billion
Q COSTA RICA — Credit card debt in Costa Rica reached ¢1,710 billion colones (US$3.71 million dollars) at the close of 2025, according to the most recent semiannual report from the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), which also reve...