Law for the Extraordinary and Temporary Reduction of the Collection of Emission Rights Fees
Congreso Nacional
- Decree: 60-2019
- Published: August 9, 2019
- Issuing body: Congreso Nacional
- Gazette: 35,018
- Category: Financial & Tax
Summary
This law temporarily reduces the fees charged by buses, trucks, and motorcycles when applying for permits and certificates with Honduras' transportation authorities. Payments decrease significantly (for example, from L.11,000 to L.2,000 for some cases) for six months, benefiting passenger and cargo transport operators. The goal is to reduce operating costs for the transportation sector.
Considerations
Whereas Article 330 of the Constitution of the Republic establishes that the national economy is sustained in the democratic and harmonious coexistence of diverse forms of property and enterprise.
Whereas in accordance with Article 245 Powers 30) and 35) of the Constitution of the Republic, it is within the powers of the President of the Republic to direct the economic and financial policy of the State, to create and maintain public services, and to take the necessary measures for the proper functioning thereof.
Whereas in accordance with Article 59 of the Constitution of the Republic, the human person is the supreme purpose of society and the State.
Whereas from the Agreement signed on June 19, 2019 between the representatives of the Government of the Republic of Honduras and the unspecialized unit cargo transportation sector, important advances were achieved for the improvement of the provision of cargo transportation services.
Whereas in accordance with Article 205 Powers 1) and 35) of the Constitution of the Republic it is within the powers of the National Congress to: Create, enact, interpret, reform and repeal laws; and to establish taxes and contributions as well as public charges.
Articles
Authorize the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT) to reduce in an extraordinary and temporary manner the collection of emission rights fees contemplated in Article 63 of the "LAW OF LAND TRANSPORTATION OF HONDURAS" contained in Decree No. 155-2015, dated December 16, 2015 and published in the Official Gazette "La Gaceta" on March 30, 2016, in accordance with the following table: LAND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE (ST) | DESCRIPTION | PAYMENT FOR EMISSION RIGHTS ---|---|--- (ST) PUBLIC PASSENGER | All requests for renewal of operating permits and operation certificates submitted to the General Department of Transportation (DGT) | L.200.00 (ST) PUBLIC PASSENGER | All requests for renewal of operating permits and operation certificates submitted to the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT) | L.2,000.00 (ST) PUBLIC PASSENGER | Modification for Schedule Changes, Routes and Inclusion of Intermediate Points | L.1,000.00 (ST) PUBLIC PASSENGER | Route Extension | L.1,000.00 (ST) PUBLIC PASSENGER | Mototaxi First Time | L.5,500.00 All requests for renewal of operating permits and operation certificates submitted to the General Department of Transportation (DGT) | L.200.00 All requests for renewal of operating permits and operation certificates submitted to the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT) | L.2,000.00 First time and Increase requests submitted to the General Department of Transportation (DGT) | L.200.00 First time and Increase requests submitted to the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT) | L. 11,000.00 (ST) PUBLIC CARGO | Unit Cargo Transporters (UCT) (from 1 to 10 units) for requests for renewal of operating permits and operation certificates submitted to the General Department of Transportation (DGT) | L.200.00 Unit Cargo Transporters (UCT) (from 1 to 10 units) for requests for renewal of operating permits and operation certificates submitted to the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT) | L.2,000.00 Unit Cargo Transporters (UCT) for first time and increase requests submitted to the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT) | L.0.00 (ST) SPECIAL PASSENGER | Regardless of place of submission | L.5,500.00 (ST) SPECIAL PRIVATE CARGO | Regardless of place of submission | L.5,500.00 All Classes, modalities and categories | Modifications for vehicle unit changes and other modifications related to the physical characteristics of the vehicle | L.0.00 All Classes, modalities and categories | Assignment of rights regardless of place of submission | L. 2, 000.00
The payment for emission rights fees specified in the preceding table shall not be cumulative, therefore only the emission right fee with the highest value shall be paid, except in cases of Modification for Schedule Changes, Routes and Inclusion of Intermediate Points and Route Extension, which must be added to the principal renewal procedure.
The amounts established in the preceding Article shall be applied to all requests that are pending resolution or payment, without fines and that are duly submitted to the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT), including those submitted to the already abolished General Department of Transportation (DGT), and the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT) must perform all pertinent actions to comply with this Decree.
The Extraordinary and Temporary Reduction of the collection referred to in this Decree shall have a validity period of application of six (6) months counted from its publication. After the expiration of said validity period, all applicants shall be subject to the amounts established by Law or its amendments.
This Decree shall prevail during its validity period with respect to what has already been established in the Law of Land Transportation of Honduras and its amendments regarding the amounts to be charged for emission rights by the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT).
This Decree shall enter into force as of the day of its publication in the Official Gazette "La Gaceta". Given in the municipality of Gracias, department of Lempira, in the Hall of the Ramón Rosa Institute, on the tenth day of the month of July of two thousand nineteen. ANTONIO CÉSAR RIVERA CALLEJAS PRESIDENT JOSÉ TOMÁS ZAMBRANO MOLINA SECRETARY SALVADOR VALERIANO PINEDA SECRETARY To the Executive Branch. Therefore: Execute it. Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., July 26, 2019. JUAN ORLANDO HERNÁNDEZ ALVARADO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC ROBERTO PINEDA THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICES OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES (INSEP).