CARACAS, Tuesday October 14, 2008 | Update
Economy
Venezuela's Customs and Tax Administration Service (Seniat)
shut by three days the 62 restaurants of Venezuelan fast food
chain Arturo's, due to inconsistencies in the ledger of the
company.
The measure was preceded by the closure last week of 115
restaurants of fast food giant McDonald's, the largest in
the world, for inconsistencies found in the sales and purchases
records, DPA reported.
Venezuela's tax agency said it ordered the closure for three
days of the fast food chain Pollos Arturo's for not fulfilling
their formal tax duties, specifically in purchase records.
05:09 PM. Economy. If any country has cashed in on the Bolivarian revolution, that is Brazil, particularly the private companies of the southern neighbor. Over the past five years, it has been awarded contracts for works to be carried out in Venezuela for over USD 14 billion. This puts it as the first recipient of government-to-government contracts, that is, without bidding, since Hugo Chávez took office.