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August 22, 2016

Puerto Rico: Activists Disrupt Conference to Protest Tax Exceptions
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In Puerto Rico, activists disrupted a business conference in San Juan on
Friday to protest laws that give new residents and some business owners
complete exceptions on a slew of taxes. The activists were also
protesting against the PROMESA law, which creates a new financial
control board to oversee the island's financial affairs. During the
protest, activists carried banners reading "The People Before the Debt."
The protest shut down the conference's event registration for parts of
the day.
Topics:Puerto Rico

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