General Fund collections for the month of March totaled $785 million, down 9.7 percent when compared to the $1 billion on record for March 2013.
The troubled economy and competition from U.S. pharmacy chains notwithstanding, Puerto Rico's community pharmacies are holding their own and are likely to experience growth this year, according to the head of a cooperative of pharmacy owners.
Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta-Febo said Tuesday that preliminary General Fund net revenues for February totaled $670 million, exceeding estimated collections by $57 million.