“The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.” – Psalms 115:16 The third column in this three-part “Taxation and Caribbean Tourism” series concludes with a two-part proposal to (1) optimize our tourism taxation strategy to maximize total tourism spend and; (2) couple it with effective public relations tactics […]
“The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.” – Psalms 115:16 In my previous column, we delved into the detrimental impact of taxation on Caribbean tourism growth, examining two specific examples. We explored the tax on intra-Caribbean airline travel, which results in higher ticket prices that stifle demand […]
“The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.” – Psalms 115:16 This week I pause to reflect on the 30-year uninterrupted history of this weekly column. I have been able to sustain this journey thanks to the positive engagement and feedback from global readers over the years and […]
March 12, 2019 – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell confirmed Tuesday that the value of Grenada’s contribution to regional airline, LIAT has not yet been decided. At Tuesday’s Post Cabinet Press Briefing, Dr. Mitchell confirmed also that Government has received from LIAT an analysis of what Grenada’s contribution […]
The EU’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in taxation matters has been adjusted in the light of: • commitments made by listed jurisdictions; • an assessment of jurisdictions for which no listing decision had yet been taken. Moves have also been made to improve transparency in the listing process. On 13 March 2018, the Council removed […]
Eight jurisdictions have been removed from the EU’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, following commitments made at a high political level to remedy EU concerns. Barbados, Grenada, the Republic of Korea, Macao SAR, Mongolia, Panama, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates are moved to a separate category of jurisdictions subject to close monitoring. […]
