Archive for March 24th, 2010

Subsidies and cross-subsidy

24.03.2010
18:27
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Subsidies and cross-subsidy law, all urban areas in Colombia are classified from one to six on the socioeconomic scale, a classification that is used to determine the level of tariffs for electricity, water and other services. Under this system, consumers who live in areas considered poor – and consumers who use low amounts of electricity – receive electricity and natural gas at subsidized rates. These cross-subsidies are funded almost entirely (approximately 98 percent) of consumers living in areas considered relatively affluent and those who use more electricity. Cross-subsidies cover about 25 percent of the electricity bill and gas from low-income consumers. A special fund to cover the remaining amount not covered by consumers provided U.S. 21.8 million in 2005. On average, 7.5 million people a month are benefiting from this fund.Additionally, the fund provided grants Col (pesos) 17.159 billion (U.S. 7.4 million) to 1,808,061 natural gas customers. Subsidies are also granted to provide diesel for energy production in areas not connected to the network. While the diesel within the country can cost around 0.8/gal in remote areas can reach values of 4.5/gal due to high transportation costs. This system of stratification of subsidy in Colombia has proved relatively ineffective in channeling subsidies to the poor. Although the scheme is comprehensive in its coverage and excludes no more than 2 percent of the poor coverage services like electricity, water and sanitation, the benefit is not adequately restricted. About 50-60 percent of subsidy beneficiaries are from the upper half of the income distribution, and moreover, only 30-35 percent of subsidy resources are captured by the poor.However, the performance of this subsidy scheme varies depending on the service in question, being water and telephony sectors with the worst and best performance respectively.

Maintenance TACA

24.03.2010
15:13
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Maintenance TACA Aeroman founded and owns a minority since operational control was sold to Air Canada Technical Services ACTS. Its CEO Ing Ernesto Ruiz has been in charge of this company for over 20 years. The leadership of Mr. Ruiz led consutruccion from a single hangar with 25 people at an impressive growth of more than 1,000 employees together with the construction of a new hangar “state of the art”, which together as Aeroman customers now have global name such as JetBlue, U.S. Airways, Southwest and other shops which many would like to have this customer MRO. It’s just good teamwork and the magnificent Salvadoran labor. Globalized world airline industry under one sky Ing Ruiz is the CEO of Aeromantenimiento SA and with a team of excellent workers continues to lead and further expand the horizons of Aeromantenimiento Aeroman is a maintenance base with certifications European civil aviation entities (JAA), Latin America (CAA, DGAC, etc..) and U.S. (FAA).Aeroman was one of eleven bases initial maintenance of Airbus MRO Network in the world and one of only three in Latin — Air Canada Technical Services Aeroman TACA, El Salvador and TIMCO Aviation Services, USA In Aeroman season classified as “heavy” (heavy), are made from light maintenance operations to check “D” that involve disassembly and testing of many of the airplanes Taca addition, other clients include Volaris Aeroman, JetBlue, and U.S. Airways.

Another successful ruling, this time Salta (IPSS)

24.03.2010
13:30
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condemn the IPS to bear the cost of assisted fertility treatment Judge Correctional and Eighth Guarantee Nominated Monica Faber, has granted an amparo action against the Provincial Institute of Health of Salta, sentencing him to take over the payment of an in vitro fertilization treatment already done. However, the decision is not yet firm and was appealed by the attorney for the social work case with federal reserve. The infertility as a disease, is not included in the Mandatory Health Program, ignoring “the discretion of the under-directives together representatives of World Health Organization according to which infertility is a disease. This despite the fact that women were found to have polycystic ovary syndrome. Before presenting the defense, the couple appealed administratively by the provincial social work, having even appealed for reconsideration. Given this situation, the couple has sought a personal loan to meet the costs of the practice, requiring the appeal will succeed in reintegrating the costs incurred and comprehensive coverage of pregnancy and after childbirth, including the neonatal service. The BPI, through its attorney, confirmed to meet the demand that social work is not required to cover IVF product sterility of women because this is not a disease and is not included in Compulsory Health Plan, as the practice is not nomenclature. The judge in his ruling held that exhaustion of administrative remedies covered previously reaching the resource hierarchy.