Hoteliers Pleased with Measures to Assist Tourism Sector

Measures announced by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, to assist the tourism sector, specifically the hotel industry, in order to ensure sustainability during the global economic crisis, and to save jobs that might be lost, have been well received.
In his address to the nation on Sunday, December 14, the Prime Minister said that one of the measure being implemented includes a reduction of the General Consumption Tax (GCT) paid by hotels by half, from 8