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 ...
Tax and fiscal policies central to governments’ responses to Covid-19 crisis
With global economic activity facing a historic drop and government spending rising dramatically, the implications of the Covid-19 crisis on public finances and tax revenues are significant. Drawing on its multi-disciplinary expertise, the OECD is deploying its data gathering and analytical capacities to help governments face these unprecedented challenges while supporting businesses and people towards economic recovery. This was announced in a press release on the website of the OECD ...
IMF-Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19. Tax Issues: An Overview
On the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a note has been published in the Special Series on Fiscal Policies to Respond to COVID-19, in which note the focus is not on general stimulus measures but on immediate, targeted and mostly temporary measures to (i) support health priorities; (ii) secure survival of solvent enterprises; (iii) protect affected individuals; and on (iv) secure or enhance revenue sources into the medium ...
OECD releases latest dispute resolution statistics at its first Tax Certainty Day
The first OECD Tax Certainty Day took place on 16 September 2019 at OECD headquarters in Paris, according to a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: As recognised by G20 Ministers, maintaining and enhancing tax certainty brings benefits for taxpayers and tax administrations alike and is key in promoting investment, jobs and growth. This is particularly the case against the backdrop of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...