Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association Chairman Miguel Vega expressed surprise Wednesday by the statements made by the Treasury Secretary questioning how long the trade group’s case against the agency on the validity of the regulation to authorize video lottery in Puerto Rico has been in the court.
The Treasury Department confirmed Monday net revenues recorded by the General Fund in April 2016 totaled $1.28 billion, $76.2 million above revised estimates, and $47.7 million below net revenues in April 2015.
Treasury Secretary Juan Zaragoza-Gómez confirmed Wednesday that net revenues recorded by the General Fund in March 2016 totaled $929.7 million, a $91.1 million increase compared to March 2015 net revenues, and $5.3 million below revised estimates.