Rafael Correa . . . recent placing of a 43% tax on everything that comes in from any foreign country, combined with the 12% sales tax, means that none of the US brands we find easily in Panama can be found in Ecuador….the 55% tax just makes them unavailable.
I found this and other comments on a blog dated October 12, 2009: http://pennyinparadise.com/
Any comments from those of you watching the politics of President Correa?