Business
Haiti imposes new taxes on imports in bid to protect local industry and grow economy
“We are not taxing just because we want customs to collect more money. It is because the enterprises that are creating jobs here cannot keep up with the prices of subsidized products being dumped from other countries,” Décembre said.
But critics fear such measures could negatively impact the cost of living in the country.
However, the administration insists that the best way to turn the economic situation around is to protect and boost national production, create jobs and opportunities, and generate the means to autonomously fund the projects that matter to the people of Haiti.
“We cannot always count on the international community to finance our national budget and our projects. As a people, we have to try our best to take our destiny into our own hands,” Décembre said. -(CMC)
