Transparency and free-flowing information on the government’s behalf are crucial to keeping the island’s standing in the U.S. credit market, which is keeping close tabs on what is being done locally, several representatives of the investment community said Thursday during the first day of the Puerto Rico Credit Conference in San Juan.
“After 10 years of Act 247-2015 [Law for the Promotion of Reusable Bags and the Regulation of the Use of Plastic Bags], we must seriously examine whether public policy has produced the expected effects.
We need to see the full picture: protecting the environment, weighing costs for consumers and ensuring viability for retailers. Our duty is to consider amendments or new strategies that bring a fair and effective balance for Puerto Rico.”
— Sen. Nitza Morán, chairwoman, Puerto Rico Senate Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, Banking, Commerce, Insurance and Cooperativism
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