The diagnosis finds Puerto Rico companies pay anywhere from 4% to 37.5%, and that 42.7% of sales-tax revenue comes from business purchases, costs it says steer capital by tax treatment instead of productivity
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Chamber of Commerce is pressing for tax indexing, faster permits and emergency relief on electricity, using the auto industry’s decline to show what is at stake across the economy
Forecasts range from a 1.4% contraction to 0.3% growth, and as executives, agencies, economists and the Board read the same indicators, a shared search for a way forward is taking shape
September’s activity index rose 0.8% from a year earlier, a better reading than the Oversight Board’s nine-month report, but the Medicaid cliff and Washington’s new balance of power will matter more than any single month
Goal is to create a system that makes it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to operate
Higher prices, weaker purchasing power and a possible recession have some business leaders calling the situation a national economic emergency
Within 24 hours, NFE must provide written notice of how much LNG inventory remains
Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index declined 0.2% during the first nine months of fiscal 2026
