Venezuela: Car price control bill advances/Venezuela desea fijar precios autos nuevos y regular compraventa

The finance committee of Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a bill to impose controls on new vehicle prices based on their production costs, taxes, the exchange rate and a fixed profit margin. The bill proposes a sales tax on cars up to two years old several times higher than the original price, to combat alleged speculation by manufacturers and dealers ( full information)/ La Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela comenzó a evaluar el miércoles un proyecto de ley que busca fijar los precios de los automóviles nuevos, como parte de la ofensiva legal que impulsa el Gobierno socialista de Hugo Chávez para regular la economía y el sector privado ( información completa)