The We CARE Programme was designed with a formal verification review by the Auditor General’s Department (AGD) prior to payments being made to beneficiaries. Given that the programme involves several billions of dollars of economic and social support, and given the speed of the programme design and roll out, in the interest of transparency and good governance the extra step...

Amid the challenges being experienced with the current pandemic, Jamaica, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MoFPS) is becoming a leader in the global conversations to ensure that climate change is at the forefront of the economic recovery. Jamaica announced its official membership to the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action a year ago, which currently...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) in keeping with its 2020/21 National Compliance Plan to improve compliance, has collaborated with a number of public and private sector entities as it concerns the provision of third party information pursuant to the Revenue Administration Act (RAA). The RAA has facilitated the delivery of information on third party business transactions, in ascertaining both the source...

Over the next five years, the Government will be providing 150 postgraduate scholarships for civil servants, valued more than $1 billion, as part of the human capital development thrust within the public service. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the provisions under the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Scholarship Programme, which he announced during...

Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton, is encouraging persons to pay the renewal fee for private, general and motorcycle classification of licence online at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm. As of July 27, an online payment option for the renewal of Driver’s Licence has been added to the suite of virtual services offered by the TAJ. “We are encouraging...

Appeals to the Revenue Appeals Division (RAD) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have trended down, says the Commissioner of Revenue Appeals, Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers. “The is because of some interventions that we made at the time when we were reforming. This included an intervention with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to ensure that they ramp up the...

As Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) continues its drive to expand its online service offerings and to promote contactless business transactions, as of July 27, 2020 an online payment option for the renewal of Driver’s Licence has been added to the suite of virtual services. This means taxpayers can now pay the renewal fee for Private, General and Motor Cycle classification...