Costa Rica

President Laura Chinchilla's approval ratings continued to slip in early January, with only 23% of citizens approving of her performance (down from 29% in September 2011), according to news reports. Furthermore, 75% of people disapproved of the proposal to replace the 13% national sales tax with a 14% value added tax, a centrepiece of her government's tax reform package. The president's approval ratings, as well as her legislative agenda, have struggled in recent months on the back of the stalled tax reform package.

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