IMF Policy Tracker on Aruba. Summarizes the key economic responses governments are taking to limit the human and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (Aruba)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has posted a Policy Tracker on its website. The Policy Tracker summarizes the key economic responses governments are taking to limit the human and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tracker includes 193 economies. The Policy Tracker also contains a section on Aruba: “Aruba has reported 60 positive cases (with no deaths) as of April 3, 2020. The Coronavirus outbreak will affect Aruba through ...
OECD-report Revenue Statistics 2019 released: Tax revenues have reached a plateau
Tax revenues in advanced economies reached a plateau during 2018, with almost no change seen since 2017, according to new OECD research. This ends the trend of annual increases in the tax-to-GDP ratio seen since the financial crisis. The 2019 edition of the OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics publication shows that the OECD average tax-to-GDP ratio was 34.3% in 2018, virtually unchanged since the 34.2% in 2017. The release of the report was ...
Minister Geerlings signs Debt Repayment LOI with SZV (Sint Maarten)
On August 23 Minister of Finance Hon. Perry Geerlings and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Social & Health Insurances (SZV) Glen Carty signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) concerning the repayment of the Government debt owed to SZV, according to a press release on the website of the Government of Sint Maarten. From the press release: Minister Geerlings stated that this is a very important step in meeting the ...
Transforming tax administration to result in economic revival and secure government finances and investments, Minister of Finance says (Sint Maarten)
The Minister of Finance of Sint Maarten Hon. Perry Geerlings said on Thursday that the transformation of the country’s Tax Administration will result in further national economic recovery and providing a sustainable secure system for future government finances and necessary investments into the public sector, according to a press release dated 21 June 2019 published on the website of the Government of Sint Maarten. From the press release: “For years ...
Reforms in a few countries drive a decline in average OECD labour taxes
Income tax and social security contributions declined slightly for the average worker across the OECD in 2018, driven by major reforms in a handful of countries, according to a new OECD report. This was announced by the OECD with a press release dated 12 April 2019. Taxing Wages 2019 shows that the “tax wedge” – total taxes on labour costs paid by employees and employers, minus family benefits, as a ...
IMF Country Report on Curaçao and Sint Maarten: 2018 Article IV Consultation
On 25 January 2019 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its Country Report “Kingdom of the Netherlands—Curaçao and Sint Maarten: 2018 Article IV Consultation Discussions”. Hereunder we will take up the integral texts (however without footnotes!) of the Press Release, the Executive Board Assessment and the Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation Discussions in the report. Furthermore, for both Curaçao and Sint Maarten we have filtered phrases from ...
Tax revenues continue increasing as the tax mix shifts further towards corporate and consumption taxes
Tax revenues in advanced economies have continued to increase, with taxes on companies and personal consumption representing an increasing share of total tax revenues, according to new OECD research. This was announced in a press release dated 5 December 2018 as published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The 2018 edition of the OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics publication shows that the OECD average tax-to-GDP ratio rose ...
Tax reforms accelerating with push to lower corporate tax rates
Countries have used recent tax reforms to lower taxes on businesses and individuals, with a view to boosting investment, consumption and labour market participation, continuing a trend that started a couple of years ago, according to a new report from the OECD. This has been expressed by the OECD in a press release on its website covering the release on 5 September 2018 of the report "Tax Policy Reforms 2018; ...