Suriname and IMF reach staff-level agreement on the second review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility. ‘Government is working to replace the sales tax with a broad-based VAT, scale back ineffective tax exemptions, increase taxation of the mineral sector and improve the efficiency of the public workforce’ (Suriname)
The IMF staff team and Surinamese authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the second review of the authorities’ economic recovery program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The agreement is subject to approval by the IMF’s Executive Board. This has been announced in a press release published on the website of the IMF. The Ministry of Finance & Planning of Suriname has also issued a press release on this ...
Tax aspects in IMF Country Report regarding Suriname’s Request for an Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (Suriname)
On 23 December 2021, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a new 36-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Suriname, in an amount equivalent to SDR472.8 million (about US$688 million or 366.8 percent of quota). The decision enables an immediate disbursement equivalent to SDR 39.4 million (about US$55.1 million). The IMF financial arrangement will support Suriname’s authorities’ homegrown economic plan aiming to restore fiscal sustainability, ...