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- From: Andrew Lang <lang@igc.apc.org>
- Subject: U.S. Aid Hold-up to Nicaragua
- Message-ID: <1992Nov7.005855.9832@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
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- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 00:58:55 GMT
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- /* Written 4:05 pm Nov 6, 1992 by peacenet@igc.apc.org in igc:pn.alerts */
- /* ---------- "U.S. Aid Hold-up to Nicaragua" ---------- */
- From: <peacenet>
- Subject: U.S. Aid Hold-up to Nicaragua
-
- From nicanet Fri Nov 6 11:23:41 1992
- From: Nicaragua Network <nicanet>
-
- NICARAGUA AID ALERT
-
- Now that Bush has lost the election, the prospect of securing the
- release of US aid to Nicaragua may be good. $104 million in FY92
- aid to Nicaragua continues to be held up at the request of Sen.
- Jesse Helms. FY92 ended October 31, 1992. Helms has routinely
- blackmailed Republican administrations with threats of holding up
- ambassadorial nominations. He no longer has that leverage
- because Bush will be making no more nominations.
-
- The Nicaragua Network recommends that activists call the State
- Department at (202) 647-4000 and the White House Comment Line at
- (202) 456-1111 with the message that the aid should be released.
- Explain that continuing to hold up the aid only further weakens
- Violeta Chamorro's already shaky government. Note also that
- Chamorro has been forced to increase the value added tax (a form
- of sales tax) from 10% to 15% and to apply it to many areas of
- the economy to which it did not previously apply. It is to go
- into effect January 1, 1993. Unless negotiations with the
- government are successful, the tax will also apply to
- humanitarian aid from non-governmental organizations (NGO's),
- Sister Cities, etc. This will result in less aid reaching the
- intended recipients and probably make it more difficult for
- organizations to raise humanitarian aid gifts from their
- supporters. The tax would apply not just to money gifts, but to
- medicine, clothing, and other material aid making it necessary
- for groups to also raise money to pay the taxes on their material
- donations. If the US aid is released, it is unlikely that
- Chamorro will find it necessary to tax these gifts, so include
- that argument in your message.
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