Basing its assessment on Puerto Rico’s declining economy and population, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised Monday its outlook on Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.'s (known as COFINA) first- and second-lien bonds to negative from stable.
The government’s economic team, headed by Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta and Government Development Bank Interim President José Pagán confirmed the introduction of a bill to expand the Sales Tax Fund Financing Corporation's (COFINA, by its Spanish acronym) capacity to issue bonds and facilitate the execution of a more cost-effective financing for the Commonwealth.
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department collected $40 million less last month with $472.7 million in net revenue, down from the $513.5 million in net revenue in the books for the same month last year, according to figures the agency released Thursday.
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