# Puerto Rico weighs new tax reform, fourth or fifth overhaul since 2006

A local economic think tank published the assessment on 14 October 2026.

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Puerto Rico is considering another tax reform, which would be the fourth or fifth such overhaul for the territory since 2006. [^1]

The Center for a New Economy filed the observation on 14 October 2026.

The group described the current fiscal system as overly burdensome, inefficient and inequitable.

## What this stands on

1. Puerto Rico is considering its fourth or fifth tax reform since 2006, as the current fiscal system is described as overly burdensome, inefficient, and inequitable. ([CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy](https://grupocne.org/2022/04/19/cne-review-abril-2022/), News)

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