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 ...
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 ...
OECD secretariat invites public input on the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Proposal under Pillar Two
As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, the OECD secretariat is seeking public comments on certain aspects of the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Proposal under Pillar Two. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The consultation document (available soon in French) focuses on specific technical issues in respect of the GloBE proposal where input ...
Use of digital technologies set to increase tax compliance
The eighth edition of the OECD's Tax Administration Series published ON 23 September 2019 shows how tax administrations are increasingly moving to e-administration and using a range of technology tools, data sources and analytics to increase tax compliance, according to a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: Commenting on the report, Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration ...
Short-term investment solution in transforming tax administration to take three years, Minister of Finance says (Sint Maarten)
The short-term investment of Naf.37 million in the Capital Account for Transforming the Tax Administration is divided into Naf.32 million for the upgrading of the Tax Department and another Naf.5 million for the necessary improvements in Public Financial Management as noted in the 2015 Kingdom Instruction, Minister of Finance Hon. Perry Geerlings said on Monday, according to a press release dated 26 June 2019 published on the website of the ...
International community agrees on a road map for resolving the tax challenges arising from digitalisation of the economy
The international community has agreed on a road map for resolving the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and committed to continue working toward a consensus-based long-term solution by the end of 2020, the OECD announced in a press release dated 31 May 2019 on the website of the OECD. The 129 members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) adopted a ...
Distance-based charging supports the shift to sustainable road transport, can help sustain tax revenues and improve environmental and mobility outcomes
Distance-based charges can help sustain tax revenues and improve environmental and mobility outcomes as future vehicles rely less on fossil fuels. According to a new report, Tax Revenue Implications of Decarbonising Road Transport - Scenarios for Slovenia, released on 22 May 2019, tax revenue from diesel and gasoline use in private cars is likely to decline substantially in the coming decades. This would put stress on government budgets, particularly in countries ...