Various tax aspects in the IMF Country Report regarding the 2025 Article IV Consultation (Suriname)
On February 11, 2026, Country Report No. 26/37 regarding the 2025 Article IV Consultation was published on the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including a press release, a staff report and a statement by the Executive Director for Suriname. The 2025 Article IV Mission to Suriname took place from 10 – 21 November 2025. Summary Suriname is about to experience a significant oil boom. The task ahead needs ...
IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation. The Executive Directors encouraged measures to raise the primary surplus while safeguarding priority investment in human capital, including by broadening the tax base and improving tax administration through digitalization (Suriname)
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2025 Article IV consultation. Buoyed by positive sentiment, growth is expected to remain solid in the near term. However, fiscal and monetary slippages in 2025 have significantly eroded earlier progress in restoring macroeconomic stability. Improving the fiscal balance and meeting reserve money targets would be an important course correction. Continuing with structural reforms to further improve institutions would allow ...
IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission to Suriname: Revenue administration needs strengthening and there is scope to raise excise taxes. Excise taxes are low by international standards and should be increased and applied to a broader range of products. There is scope to step up enforcement to ensure small-scale gold miners fully pay their tax obligations. The authorities’ plan to transition to a SARA will help improve revenue collection (Suriname)
The IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission to Suriname has been published on the website of the IMF. The mission took place from 10 – 21 November. The Government of Suriname has issued this news release (in Dutch) on its website regarding the outcome of the Article IV mission. According to the Staff Concluding Statement, revenue administration needs strengthening and there is scope to raise excise ...