The private-sector delegation headed by the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association that lobbied in Washington, D.C. last week in favor of the Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act, asked members of Congress for a public hearing to discuss the effects of the proposal that seeks to jump-start the island’s economy.
A delegation composed by members of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and other trade groups belonging to the Private Sector Coalition is heading to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with 18 Congressional leaders to continue lobbying for the adoption of Section 933A of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association has mapped out its strategy for 2012, when it aims to keep the ball rolling on several key strategies it set off last year.