Puerto Rico Governor Signs Bill for $2 Billion in Tax Relief

Puerto Rico Governor Signs Bill for $2 Billion in Tax Relief
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello speaks during a Facebook live broadcast in the library of the governor's mansion, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Jan. 24, 2018. Alvin Baez/File Photo/Reuters
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SAN JUAN—Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló signed into law on Dec. 10, legislation to provide nearly $2 billion in tax relief over five years amid concerns by the U.S. commonwealth’s federally created fiscal oversight board about how the island will fund the tax break.

Rosselló said the new law will improve the island’s investment climate, while providing tax cuts for residents and businesses.