SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor pledged Monday to reduce taxes, raise pay for police officers and implement work requirements for those on welfare to help the U.S. territory recover from Hurricane Maria amid the island’s 11-year-old economic crisis.
Rossello announced he would reduce a sales-and-use tax for processed food from 11.5 percent to 7 percent as well as lower taxes on individuals and corporations. He said he also plans to help secure property deeds for hurricane victims who didn’t have them and as a result could not obtain federal funding to repair their homes after the storm caused more than $100 billion in damage.
