Bipartisan House bill would exclude taxes from electronic payment fees.

Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez By THE STAR STAFF In an effort to ease costs for consumers, Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez announced on Thursday the filing of House Bill 1216, which would prohibit electronic payment processing fees from being calculated on the portion of a transaction corresponding to federal, state or municipal taxes within Puerto Rico’s territorial jurisdiction. The bill is...

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