Ecuador: Correa Confirms Bottles Tax, False Twitter Statement

According to ElComercio.com President Rafael Correa confirmed the increased tax on plastic bottles during a government visit to Guayaquil. Correa dismissed the twitter announcement made by Environmental Minister, Marcela Aguinaga that stated there was a review on whether to charge the bottle tax. When Correa spoke to the press he dismissed the idea of increasing the value of plastic bags by 10 cents. The president was visiting two government buildings in Guayaquil – the old Ministry of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, which is going to be demolished and replaced by a park The other building is a property confiscated from the Comerscomp, owner of collapse Banco del Austro. The Ministries of Education, Health and Economic and Social Inclusion will be housed there.Read Article