GCT net widens
A NUMBER of items, including pharmaceutical drugs, fertilisers, computer equipment and wooden coffins will now be slapped with the General Consumption Tax (GCT).
BoJ house still empty after $multimillion refurbishing
OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on Finance, Audley Shaw, has described as "fiscal recklessness," the Bank of Jamaica's (BoJ) spending of over $56 million on a house for its Governor that is still unoccupied after four years.
'Keep profits here'
Michael Lee Chin, Chairman of National Commercial Bank and the Canadian mutual fund company AIC, addressing a meeting of local manufacturers at the Jamaica Manufacturers Association's Duke Street headquarters, downtown Kingston, yesterday.
Secretaries, admin professionals call on Digicel
SECRETARIES AND administrative professionals worldwide celebrated Professional Secretaries' Day yesterday.
Judge urges education to reduce carnal abuse
THE EASTER term of the Home Circuit opened yesterday with a plea from a judge for public education to be used to reduce the incidence of sexual offences.
List of items attracting GCT
The following is a list of items which will now attract General Consumption Tax (GCT), based on the changes announced by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, in the Budget Debate last Thursday.
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