CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
El sistema contributivo de Puerto Rico es complicado, injusto e ineficiente. Proponemos siete principios para una reforma integral, desde ampliar la base y bajar las tasas marginales hasta simplificar el cĂłdigo e incorporar impuestos verdes.
Puerto Rico’s tax system is burdensome, inequitable and inefficient. We set out seven principles for comprehensive reform, from broadening the base and lowering marginal rates to simplifying the code and adding green taxes.
Con la terminaciĂłn del RSA de la AEE, el tercer intento fallido de reestructurar su deuda, repasamos en quĂ© punto está el proceso. Ofrecemos cinco recomendaciones para evaluar cualquier propuesta nueva, desde reducir la deuda en al menos $8,000 millones hasta evitar aumentos de tarifa que perjudiquen la economĂa.
With the PREPA RSA terminated, the third failed attempt to restructure its debt, we review where the process stands. We offer five recommendations for evaluating any new proposal, from cutting at least $8 billion in debt to avoiding rate increases that would hurt the economy.
Analizamos el Plan Fiscal para el año fiscal 2022, certificado tras el Plan de Ajuste que redujo la deuda de Puerto Rico en cerca de 48%. Los superávits proyectados dejan poco margen, el financiamiento de Medicaid sigue siendo incierto y el recorte de 48% a la UPR es desproporcionado.
We review the Fiscal Plan for FY2022, certified after the Plan of Adjustment cut Puerto Rico’s debt by about 48%. Thin projected surpluses leave little margin, Medicaid funding remains insecure, and the UPR’s 48% budget cut is disproportionate.
Using the San Juan Metropolitan Area as a case study, this Lincoln Institute working paper measures how neighborhood change relates to Hurricane Maria’s impacts and the geography of opportunity, to guide where reconstruction spending should go.
Puerto Rico needs a 21st-century development model that grows the economy from the middle out. We propose a master plan for post-secondary education with a sustainable budget, independent governance and regional plans tied to the recovery.
