Latin America, Caribbean Tax Mix Vulnerable To COVID-19 Hit

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, May 15, 2020

The tax burden in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased to a record 23.1 percent of GDP in 2018, according to a new OECD report. However, it warns the territories will face considerable financial pressures owing to COVID-19 because of their systems' reliance on indirect tax revenues. Read Full Story

Guyana Announces Tax Amnesty In 2018 Budget

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Guyana's Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, has announced a tax amnesty and tax cuts in the territory's recent 2018 budget.Read Full Story

CARICOM, Cuba Expand Free Trade Deal

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, November 10, 2017

The Caribbean Community countries and Cuba on November 9 signed a Second Protocol to an Agreement that will expand tax-free access to each other's markets for goods.Read Full Story

Guyana's Budget Slashed Tax Rates, Widened VAT Net: IMF

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, June 30, 2017

Guyana has recently implemented a number of reforms to improve value-added tax efficiency, the International Monetary Fund's latest report for the country notes.Read Full Story

MEPs Reject Commission's Blacklist A Third Time

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-news.com, Brussels

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Members of the European Parliament have again rejected as inadequate the Commission's proposed list of countries that are considered money laundering risks.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

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