Increased taxes for 2023, sugar removed from VAT zero-rated list
The Dickon Mitchell-led government’s decision to remove sugar from the VAT-zero-rated list as of February next year among measures geared to promote healthy lifestyles is...
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dickon Mitchell
Relief measures in Budget 2023
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dickon Mitchell has unveiled a series of measures aimed at cushioning the effects of rising cost of living among...
NNP demands hard copies of 2023 budget statement
The main Opposition New National Party (NNP) has placed on record its dissatisfaction that the Ministry of Finance has not made available the hard copies...
Government reviews cost of living measures imposed by the former administration
The Ministry of Finance is in the process of reviewing measures that were implemented under the former Keith Mitchell government in December 2021, to ease...
Government considers capping freight costs to reflect pre-Covid 19 levels
Analysis from the Ministry of Finance indicates that the freight charges on average have increased by over 40%, over seven (7) regions with a maximum...
Bi-monthly salaries to become a reality
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dickon Mitchell is optimistic that the just-ended campaign promise to pay bi-monthly salaries to government employees can become a...
Addressing operational challenges within the Planning & Development Authority & MNIB
The state-owned Marketing and National Importing Board (MNIB) and the Planning and Development Authority (PDA) have been identified as entities that will “require major urgent...