The Honduran Secondary Teachers’ Association (COPEMH) President, Eulogio Chavez, said in remarks to the national press that the protest took place to denounce the “gross tax increase prescribed by the government,” which will affect all, including the poorest in the country.
The “fiscal paquetazo” includes increases in the price of energy, telephone, internet services, rental housing, and cars, as well as liquor, cigarettes, and soft drinks.
The demonstrators also demanded a 30 percent increase in the minimum wage in order to face the high cost of living in the country
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