Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla announced Wednesday the restructuring of the Puerto Rico Treasury Department, as well as offered details of the administration’s proposed tax reform expounded in a 1,400-page bill submitted at the Legislature late in the day.
Although the price of goods is still a determining factor, Puerto Rico consumers are demanding more elements to complete their in-store experience at the time of making their purchases.
Puerto Rico consumer attitudes vary significantly based on two factors: where they live and who they live with, with sharp contrasts reflected between people living along the island’s eastern coast and the west, according to the results of a study commissioned by the Puerto Rico Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber (MIDA for its Spanish acronym).
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