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Relief groups that are trying to bring supplies to haiti it has been six weeks since the devastating quake hit there and until now, relief supplies flowing into the country have not been taxed. but now, government officials in haiti are trying to change that could they be trying to profit off the aid? soledad o'brien joins me now with more on this new development. soledad, this is surprising. >> reporter: yeah it is really surprising. in effect, jessica if could you pick a country that does not need another obstacle to getting aid in this would be the country, haiti, of course. now the relief ...

Would be customs and taxes that are imposed on any kind of foreign imports. now, the government says that didn't impose the new restrictions because they wanted to allow for quick distribution of all these emergency aid materials that were coming in. but now, today, the government said that the initial phase of the emergency situation is over and they have ordered the customs agents to stall the relief supplies until they can ensure that the organizations really deserve to bring in some supplies tax-free. the minister of economic and finance told us that haiti wants to make sure that commercia...

Done here before the earthquake, which would be customs and taxes that were imposed on any kind of foreign imports. now, the government says that didn't impose the new restrictions because they wanted to allow for quick distribution of all these emergency aid materials that were coming in. but now, today, the government said that the initial phase of the emergency situation is over and they have ordered the customs agents to stall the relief supplies until they can ensure that the organizations really deserve to bring in some supplies tax-free. the minister of economic and finance told us that...

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