12MAR24- "Some 21 foods, of the 115 that make up the basket of goods and services consumed by a typical household and used by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) to calculate inflation, will increase IVA from 12% to 15%.
That means that the IVA increase will make 18% of the food in this basket more expensive.
Among the foods that have IVA in this basket are: ice cream, cookies, snacks, instant coffee, soft drinks, fruit juices, soft drinks, jellies, dressings, mayonnaise and tomato sauce.
On the other hand, there are 94 foods in this basket that have 0% IVA, so consumers will not have to pay more with the new law.
These are the foods most consumed by Ecuadorians, among which are: rice, flour, oats, bread, meat, chicken, eggs, milk, sausages, tuna, cheese, oil, fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, tubers.
Those who buy prepared foods in restaurants and cafes will have to pay the new 15% rate. The food services that have a IVA rate are:
- Breakfasts.
- Popular and executive lunch.
- Traditional prepared food.
- Ready meals.
- Fast food.
- Burgers and sandwiches.
- Hot drinks.
- Prepared desserts.
Citizens will not have to pay more for basic services either , since they have a 0% IVA rate.
Considered in this group are: Electricity, drinking water, sewage and garbage collection.
Cable television, internet, and cellular and landline telephone services are not in the group of basic services, so they will have a 15% IVA rate." -
https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/economia/iva15-impuesto-alimentos-carros-precios/
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
09OCT26 (23:15)🚨'Alert ECUADOR ORDERS TEMPORARY DISCONNECTION OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO CERTAIN INDUSTRIES
⚡ "The Ministry of Environment and Energy announced that it has ordered the temporary disconnection of electricity supply to industries classified as "High Voltage 1" and to specific "Medium Voltage" industrial users, due to current conditions within the national electrical system.
📢 According to the statement, the measure is a response to hydrological conditions at power generation plants and difficulties in supplying fuel to power-generating barges caused by sea conditions.
🏠 What is the goal of this decision?
According to the authorities, the measure aims to prioritize electricity supply to Ecuadorian households while operational limitations persist.
🔌 Service restoration for the affected industrial users will take place once technical conditions allow, the Ministry reported.
⚠️ ATTENTION: The information provided does not specify the duration of the measure or the full list of ...
28JUL 2026☣️ 'Biological War: A Scenario' is a 2026 nonfiction book by American investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen.
Published in the United States by Dutton on July 28, 2026, the book examines the potential consequences of a large-scale biological attack or the accidental release of an engineered pathogen.
The book uses a fictional near-future catastrophe to describe how governments, health systems, armed forces and civilian populations might respond to the rapid spread of a highly lethal biological agent.
It combines the fictional scenario with accounts of historical biological-weapons programmes,
interviews with scientists and national-security officials, and discussion of advances in genetic engineering, synthetic biology and 👾artificial intelligence.
It is a thematic successor to Jacobsen's 2024 book -
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Nuclear War: A Scenario, which employed a similar narrative technique to describe the escalation of a hypothetical nuclear conflict!..." -
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