HEMCO para $49.3 millones, 10 millones más del cobro inicial por el fisco
El régimen de Ortega y Murillo obligó a la minera HEMCO a pagar 49.3 millones de dólares para cerrar una disputa fiscal, casi 10 millones más del cobro inicial, en un caso que evidencia el uso selectivo y político del sistema tributario en Nicaragua.
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TL;DR
- HEMCO, Nicaragua's second-largest gold producer, paid $49.3 million to settle a tax dispute with the regime.
- The regime initially demanded $39.5 million, but the final payment was nearly $10 million higher.
- The dispute concerned alleged unpaid "ad valorem" taxes between 2019 and 2024.
- The settlement was reportedly a result of political and fiscal pressure, not a voluntary agreement.