Costa Rica Announces 2014-15 Fiscal Initiatives

On 5 June 2014, Costa Rica's Minster of Finance presented an analysis of the country's fiscal situation and an overview of the 2014-2015 fiscal initiatives. The primary initiatives include:

• The submission of an anti-evasion bill that would introduce cross-check controls for professional services, require that payroll be reported to the Department of Social Insurance in order to be deductible, and require individuals to have paid their taxes in order to use any state administrative services
• J…