The Municipal Administration Council of Guantánamo imposed 29 fines on private businesses during a single day of inspections on Friday, amounting to a total of 198,360 Cuban pesos, as reported by the municipal body through its social media.
Of the 51 economic actors inspected that day, 29 had violations, according to the statement.
The penalties were distributed among three regulatory frameworks: 17 fines under Decree 30 —which regulates price policy infringements— totaling 94,000 pesos; 11 under Decree-Law 91, which governs violations by self-employed workers, small and medium-sized enterprises, and cooperatives; and one under Decree-Law 155.
In addition to the fines, the authorities implemented four closures of establishments for being repeat offenders, four project withdrawals, one forced sale, seven warnings, and four direct actions against illegal activities.
One key element of the day was the receipt of six citizen complaints, "mainly regarding the refusal to use digital payment gateways," according to the official report.
In direct response to those complaints, the authorities closed two establishments located on Paseo between Máximo Gómez and Luz Caballero that repeatedly refused to accept electronic payments through platforms like Transfermóvil or EnZona.
The municipal statement was unequivocal: "Zero tolerance towards the denial of the use of digital payment platforms and speculative and abusive pricing."
The event is part of a regulatory offensive that Guantánamo has been pursuing since at least February 2026, which intensified in August.
The municipal government set a reference price of 2,200 pesos per liter of oil at the beginning of the month and announced fines, confiscations, forced sales, and closures of up to three months for those who fail to comply.
In April 2026, a week of inspections in the same province resulted in 326 fines totaling 1,929,045 pesos, with the most common violations related to price collusion and refusal to accept digital payments.
At the national level, the pressure on private businesses is relentless: as of 2026, there have been over 15,240 fines and 269 closures related to the failure to comply with the mandatory electronic payment requirement, a figure that reflects the low adoption of these platforms — estimated at only 3.77% of transactions in the country.
The events of Friday also featured a notable regulatory aspect: one of the fines was imposed under Decree-Law 155, precisely on the same day that the Council of State repealed that regulation on confiscation, which adds a layer of legal uncertainty to the enforcement campaign.
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