The Institute for Economic Liberty (ILE) and Pacific Legal Foundation published the report How Certificates of Need and Convenience Limit Health-Care Investment and Access in Puerto Rico, which examines Puerto Rico’s Certificate of Need and Convenience law and its implications for investment, competition, and the availability of health-care services on the Island.
A separate study by the Instituto de Libertad Económica, titled Taxes in Puerto Rico: Structure, Tax Burden, and Comparison with the United States, found that 1,236,709 individual income tax returns were filed in tax year 2023. Of those, 56.2% (695,568) claimed the earned income credit, representing total disbursements of $1.303 billion. The report—authored by the Institute’s director of research and policy, Ángel Carrión-Tavárez, and former president of the Asociación de Economistas de Puerto Rico, Edwin R. Ríos—also notes that total General Fund revenue from income taxes reached $7.424 billion in fiscal year 2023. Individual income taxes accounted for the largest share, at $3.403 billion, or 45.8%. That figure is calculated before deducting the government’s $448 million share of the earned income credit.
Tax Credits Under the Fiscal Board’s Microscope Read More »
The Liberty Justice Center represents public employee Luis Rigau in a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging the Puerto Rico Industrial Commission’s (PRIC) and the United Food and the Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 481’s policy of compelling union membership and seizing union dues from his wages without his consent and despite his clear, written objections.
Four University of Puerto Rico employees exercised their constitutional rights to resign from their union after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME. Because of this decision, this year they were excluded from a one-time publicly funded payment reserved for members of the union—an illegal benefit granted to those who had not exercised their Janus rights.
Liberty Justice Center Steps in To Sue University of Puerto Rico Over “Union-Only Pay” Read More »
After reading the report Taxes in Puerto Rico: Structure, Tax Burden, and Comparison with the United States, published this week by the Institute for Economic Freedom (ILE), I wonder what exactly we have achieved with so many injustices to the tax system of the country, colony, territory—call it what you will—other than to swell the public coffers in exchange for receiving less, time and time again.
Ultimately, let's talk about the report Taxes in Puerto Rico Read More »
Puerto Rico residents face a tax burden that rivals, and in some cases surpasses, that of several U.S. states, according to a new study by the Institute for Economic Liberty (ILE).
Study: Puerto Rico tax load rivals that of US states Read More »
A study conducted by economist Edwin Ríos and researcher and academic Ángel Carrión Tavárez concludes that various federal taxes are also paid on the Island.
In Puerto Rico, taxes are higher than in all states Read More »
A comprehensive analysis of federal, state, and municipal taxes challenges the notion that Puerto Rico residents pay less than those living in the 50 states.
In Puerto Rico, at least 13 occupations are identified as requiring licensing only on the Island, while in the U.S. no similar obligation exists, writes Edward Timmons.
Real Licensing Reform Will Benefit Puerto Rico Read More »
Green light for social reinsertion! Law allows ex-convicts to obtain occupational licenses in Puerto Rico; ILE celebrates milestone.
ILE celebrates the first public policy win with Rivera Schatz's law Read More »
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