Bar taxes

Hola
What is with all the fees bars have to pay here? 1000 pesos for music fees for a year, plus 800 pesos a month for music. 100+ pesos for opening on a Sunday. Do restaurants or boutique shops have to pay for opening on Sundays? Also extra fees for having lights over a certain wattage. What the f? There are more that I can't remember.
There was also a big crack down on outside seating. Places that have had tables and chairs on the streets for years have had to remove them. Not sure if this applies to restaurants as well.
Just think it is a big money grab. I think that after January these enforcement people will disappear and things will return to normal.

Really glad to hear that. I wish it were harder to open a bar than it is. There are too many noisy bars and too many damn drunks and druggies. Last night our neighbors were treated to blaring awful karaoke by drunk meth-heads until 4 in the morning. I'd just as soon there weren't any bars at all. The alkies, hop-heads and prostis may not like it but I really couldn't care less.

And we downtown dwellers and business owners hope the crackdown continues. Love it that they've cleared the sidewalks of bar stools and tables. PERFECT! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!