On tour in the Northern Department to visit the government's plans, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Ronald Baudin, announced the imminent end of the "Republic of Port-au-Prince."Haiti: "More than ever we have broken with the Republic of Port-au-Prince to have a balanced development of the country. These words of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Ronald Baudin, have fueled a lively debate in the conference room of the hotel du roi Christophe, where were gathered the members of Civil Society of North representatives World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB).
"The regions are the solution of the crisis left by the earthquake of 12 January," said Minister of Economy and Finance, who has had to call his cool to calm some minds who attended a Friday, January 11 talk around the theme: "Investment and Development Perspectives in the Northern Department. Baudin Ronald believes that the earthquake of January 12 gives us a chance to pull ourselves together.
Businessmen of the Northern Department have stressed the fact that obtaining simple pieces are forced to move to the capital, pejoratively called "Republic of Port-au-Prince." The businessmen and members of civil society in Cap Haitien have not gone through four paths to describe the attitude of the State towards them as discriminatory in relation to tax policy. What Ronald Baudin quickly dismissed by noting that two legal instruments used to collect taxes for the republic: the tariff and customs code.
Baudin Minister who led a delegation that visited the government's work performance in the northern department, had to entrust the business, saying "it does not go one day without receiving businessmen give the order to receive business leaders from outside who want to invest in Haiti. The tax burden in Haiti, we have plans to increase from 10% to 14% in the next four years is one of the least strong of the world, "said Minister of Finance.
To all entrepreneurs who believe that investing can rhyme with the refusal to pay taxes, the great financier of the Republic addressed in these terms: "We will apply the law so implacable towards those who make profits without paying taxes. "
A plea for the formalization of the economy which, if any, has been losing large sums to the Treasury. The creation of jobs, decent incomes will eventually get the better of the so-called informal economy, in the opinion of Minister Ronald Baudin, who recalls that the tax obeys the law.
"We can not ask any questions to the Minister of Finance does not have all the answers. This should interest the entire government has a say in the context of integrated development of the country and especially the Northern Department, "noted the senator from North Kelly C. Bastien. How about tourism development without considering the construction of roads to bring agricultural products to tourists and potential buyers, asked the Senator to release Bastien transversality of the debate.
The President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Professional North (CCIPN), Malherbe Dorvil, indexed the organizers of the talk that he was informed at the last minute of the holding of the chat. The state as regulator could set up the facilities to attract investment in all areas. Mr. Dorvil recounted the problems posed by the new power station in Cap Haitien, both in terms of management on the operational level.
During the debate which took part in the Resident Representative of the World Bank, Eustace Ouaroyo, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jacques Dougha Agbe and the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), Eduardo Almeida, northerners' s were not kind to the officials of the State. They are convinced they are abandoned by the authorities in Port-au-Prince.
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