The Government now has the authority to spend funds allotted in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, following the passage of the Appropriation Act 2018 in the Upper House on March 23....

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government remains committed to the policy of indirect taxation intended to bring more Jamaicans into the tax net. “I...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that the National Unattached Youth Programme will now be absorbed under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) project, targeting a...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has extended the deadline for the filing of income tax returns for all business persons, companies, self-employed individuals, and employed individuals with multiple sources of income...

The framework facilitating oversight of Jamaica’s financial sector by the Financial Regulatory Committee (FRC), will be further strengthened through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that has been established. Finance and...

The Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2017/18 financial year, which reflect an increase of $9.78 billion, was approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday (March 14). The figures show...

The Government is reiterating that in order to maintain the targeted wage to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio and remain fiscally responsible, it is unable to accede to the requests...

Net revenue inflows from Self-Financing Public Bodies (SFPBs) to the Government for fiscal year 2018/19 are projected at approximately $57.3 billion. This is outlined in the 2018/19 Fiscal Policy Paper,...