Yearly Archives: 2015
New Motel (Sin) Tax Law Gets First Approval
(qCOSTARICA) The approval of the law changing the taxation of motels is expected to generate between ¢800 and ¢900 million colones in tax revenue, that will be administered by the Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social (IMAS), for programs to support the needy, children and housing.
The bill, that was approved...
Rawlings Announced Closure of Costa Rica Plant, 200 Lay Offs
(qCOSTARICA) Operating in the country since 1987, Rawlings, the manufacturer of balls for Major League Baseball (MLB) in the U.S., announced Tuesday it is shutting down its uniform manufacturing plant in Turrialba.
As a result 200 the 650 people the company employs in Costa Rica will be out of work.
According...
Costa Rica No. 2 in Annual Global Retirement Index 2015
(Qcostarica.com, by Internationalliving.com) According to International Living's Annual Global Retirement Index 2015, healthcare is one of the major categories (8th) taken into account to find the best retirement havens in the world.
Access to affordable, high-quality healthcare is important to most, difficult situation given that much depends on the healthcare...

