Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Alberto Bacó will take on an additional role in Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla’s cabinet effective today, when he starts as acting President of the Government Development Bank.
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department collected some $9.1 billion in revenue for the General Fund during Fiscal 2016, exceeding Fiscal 2015 numbers by $214.4 million or 2.4 percent, agency Secretary Juan Zaragoza-Gómez said.
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, Pedro Pierluisi, said Tuesday that U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan could name the lawmaker who will steer the work of the Puerto Rico Congressional Task Force this week.