The Puerto Rico Treasury Department announced Wednesday it has cut $147.2 million in tax refunds corresponding to 247,744 tax returns during the current tax cycle, representing $80 million more than what was disbursed at this time last year.
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla signed Sunday an executive order to extend service hours for certain Puerto Rico government agencies, as was established by law more than a decade ago.
The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute is calling all entities involved in research and development activities to participate in the Science and Technology Research and Development Survey, which provides for the collection of data on R&D resources earmarked for the island, a key indicator of the knowledge economy, agency Executive Director Mario Marazzi said.
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