Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs highlights key accomplishments achieved over the past year, comprehensive tax reform remains a top priority. The Minister expects to defend the retraction of the inheritance tax and the land tax in Parliament in 2026. Draft legislation on a tourist tax is currently under internal review and will then proceed to the Council of Advice. The measure to effectuate the dividend withholding tax is expected to significantly improve compliance. The Minister is hopeful that income tax filing 2025 will be fully available through the digital platform. The Ministry is working on reforms to reduce processing times, improve accuracy and strengthen customer service. Work is underway to refine and modernize the collection policy (Sint Maarten)
Minister of Finance Marinka J. Gumbs has published a brief recap of the key accomplishments achieved over the past year by her and her team to reinforce Sint Maarten’s financial stability. The One Year Recap has been posted on the Facebookpage of Minister Gumbs (click here for a link to page 1 of the recap and click here for a link to page 2 of the recap) and has been ...
IMF Staff Report of the 2025 Article IV Consultation Discussions re Sint Maarten: Mobilizing additional revenues to create space for priority spending includes the planned tourism levy and dividend tax, improving compliance for short-term rentals, taxing casino turnover and winnings, and continuing tax administration reforms. Considerations of a bank transaction tax should be weighed carefully due to its potentially regressive effects (Sint Maarten)
On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its Staff Report as well as a Press Release on the 2025 Article IV Consulation Discussions with the Kingdom of the Netherlands regarding Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The mission took place during June 18-25. The Staff Report has been prepared by a staff team of the IMF for the Executive Board’s consideration on a lapse of time basis, following ...
IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission to Sint Maarten: Selected revenue measures would improve efficiency and equity of the tax system and create space for priority spending supporting Sint Maarten’s social development goals. The planned tourism levy and dividend tax are welcome steps towards lifting the island’s relatively low tax revenues (Sint Maarten)
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission to Sint Maarten was published on the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the Staff Concluding Statement, selected revenue measures would improve efficiency and equity of the tax system and create space for priority spending supporting Sint Maarten’s social development goals. The planned tourism levy and dividend tax, both to become effective ...
Presentatie economisch beleid: een sterke en veerkrachtige economie 2019-2022. Rapport bevat ook passages over voorgenomen belastinghervormingen (Aruba)
De Regering van Aruba heeft haar economisch beleid voor 2019 – 2022 gepresenteerd met de publicatie van het rapport “Economic Policy: a Strong and Resilient Economy 2019-2022”. Dit is bekend gemaakt met een persbericht op de website van de overheid van Aruba. Het economisch beleid zal zich concentreren op de ontwikkeling van een duurzame economische groei met de volgende doelstellingen; het bijdragen aan een hogere kwaliteit van leven voor alle ...