Belize Should Increase Consumption Taxes: IMF

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, June 19, 2017

Belize should increase the General Sales Tax rate to cut its deficit, the International Monetary Fund has said. Read Full Story

IMF Reports On CARICOM Tax Reform Efforts

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Caribbean Community member states have benefitted from the introduction of value-added taxes, but more reform is needed, says a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.Read Full Story

Latin America and Caribbean Tax Revenues Rise: OECD

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, March 24, 2017

Tax revenues in Latin America and the Caribbean countries continued to increase in 2015, according to new data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.Read Full Story

Belize Budget Looks To Indirect Taxes To Boost Revenues

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, March 20, 2017

Belize has rejected International Monetary Fund recommendations to raise taxes across the board in favor of more selective reforms that it says will be less punitive to the country's businesses and poorest citizens.Read Full Story

Belize Expected To Hike Taxes In Upcoming Budget

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Belize is to announce wide-ranging tax hikes in its upcoming Budget in a bid to solve its fiscal woes, officials have told local media.Read Full Story

NZ Introduces 'Netflix' Tax On Electronic Services

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Cross-border purchases by New Zealand residents of certain electronically supplied services became subject to goods and services tax on October 1, 2016.Read Full Story

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