Tax aspects in IMF Country Report on Suriname. VAT will be amended converting all zero-rated products (except exports and ancillary supplies to exports) to exempt products and imposing the standard 10 percent VAT rate on sales covering at least 60 percent of household consumption (Suriname)
Earlier this month, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Second Review of the extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Suriname. See this article in CFN’s edition of June 16, 2023. The completion of the review allows the authorities to draw the equivalent of SDR 39.4 million (about US$53 million), bringing total disbursement to SDR 118.2 (about US$159 million). In completing the review, ...
IMF Staff Concluding Statement: ‘Sint Maarten should strengthen its tax administration, followed by the tax policy reform designed to broaden the tax base, streamline the system, and improve collections’ (Sint Maarten)
The Staff Concluding Statement of a recent IMF Staff Visit Curaçao and Sint Maarten has been published on the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on November 30, 2021. An IMF mission met virtually with the authorities of Curaçao and Sint Maarten during November 8–24 to discuss recent economic developments, update the macroeconomic outlook, and follow up on the policy priorities raised during 2021 Article IV consultation discussions. The ...
Curaçao and Sint Maarten: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission – recommendations on taxation matters (Curaçao en Sint Maarten)
The Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Curaçao en Sint Maarten has been published on the website of the IMF. The mission took place during May 13-June 17, 2021. Click here to go to the statement as published on the IMF-website. The COVID-19 pandemic inflicted another major shock on the economies of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Despite the substantial response ...
Aanbevelingen ATIA/AHATA/AVVB bij invoering van een BTW-stelsel (Aruba)
Bij brief van 23 april 2021 aan de Minister van Financiën, Economische Zaken en Cultuur van Aruba hebben de Aruba Trade & Industry Association (ATIA), de Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association (AHATA) en de Arubaanse Vereniging van Belastingadvisers (AVVB) een aantal aanbevelingen en suggesties gedaan ingeval in het kader van de aangekondigde belastinghervormingen zou worden overgegaan tot de invoering van een BTW-systeem (belasting over de toegewaarde waarde). Hieronder nemen wij ...
IMF Article IV Consultation: belastinghervormingen met verschuiving van directe naar indirecte belastingen gepland voor 2023, maar IMF beveelt versnelde invoering BTW aan (Aruba)
Op 21 april jl. is door de ‘Executive Board’ van het Internationaal Monetair Fonds (IMF) een persbericht uitgegeven inzake de ‘Artikel IV-consultatie-gesprekken’ met Aruba over economische ontwikkelingen en economisch beleid (de ‘Article IV Consultation Discussions with the Kingdom of the Netherlands—Aruba’). De gesprekken werden op 16 april jl. afgerond. Het voornoemde persbericht bevat ook de ‘Executive Board Assessment’. Aan de basis van de gesprekken lag het Staff report van 31 ...
Minister of TEATT unveils Economic Recovery Plan. Overhaul of the tax system to create an attractive business climate through innovative fiscal reform (Sint Maarten)
The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever unveiled her economic recovery plan to the Parliament of Sint Maarten, during a meeting on 21 October 2020. The plan is called “A Path to Economic Recovery & Sustainable Growth.” This has been announced in a press release dated 22 October 2020 as posted on the website of the Government of Sint Maarten as well as with ...
IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2019 Article IV Mission to Curaçao and Sint Maarten
Op 2 december 2019 is op de website van het Internationaal Monetair Fonds (IMF) de zogenoemde “Staff Concluding Statement” gepubliceerd met betrekking tot de ‘Article IV mission’ naar Curaçao en Sint Maarten. Een “Concluding Statement” beschrijft de voorlopige bevindingen van de IMF-delegatie na afloop van een officiële missie naar een land. De Concluding Statement vangt aan met de volgende korte samenvatting van de bevindingen: “The monetary union of Curaçao and ...