An analysis by Estudios Técnicos Inc. concludes that the implications for Puerto Rico are “multifaceted.” #NewsismyBusiness
Chamber of Commerce and industry studies show inflation concerns and trade policy impacts. #NewsismyBusiness
Inflation, plus a scarcity in raw materials, has led to increasing prices on some goods. #NewsismyBusiness
About a quarter of respondents have had to raise prices and still lack employees.
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives will be reviewing a bill to amend Act 7, known as the Prescription Drugs Pricing Transparency Act, to identify the factors that influence what patients pay for their medication. House Rep. Juan Oscar Morales, chairman of the House Health Commission, said during an interview on the “En Una Hora” […]
Economists from Boston-based Reeve & Associates and San Juan-based Estudios Técnicos Inc. released a joint report, “The Impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico,” that concluded the Jones Act has no impact on either retail prices or the cost of living in Puerto Rico.
Starting today, AT&T GoPhone customers in Puerto Rico will be able to enjoy more flexibility and more value with two new plans available in company-owned retail stores in on the island.
The Agriculture Department is currently reviewing milk and coffee prices to determine whether increases are necessary for the products that are staples for Puerto Rican consumers. The results for both reviews should be ready by summer, agency Secretary Myrna Comas said.
Thousands of jobs, businesses and consumer pockets are being threatened by a new national tax included in the Tax Burden Redistribution and Adjustment Law, which the Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber warned Monday could have “devastating effects.”
Praxair Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries — Praxair Distribution, Inc., Praxair Healthcare Services, Praxair Canada Inc., and Praxair Puerto Rico B.V. — will be increasing the prices charged to its bulk and packaged, industrial, electronics, specialty and medical gas customers in the U.S mainland, Canada and Puerto Rico of effective Jan. 1.
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