The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Mission Team to Jamaica has offered to assist the Government in implementing the public sector transformation programme. Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw,...

The Government will be spending approximately $2.4 billion to continue work on social infrastructure projects in sugar-dependent areas this fiscal year. The projects, which include rehabilitation of cane roads and...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the new $1.5 million income tax threshold is expected to have a positive effect on all hardworking Jamaicans. He said that...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica must move with urgency to develop a medical marijuana industry. He pointed out that exploiting the benefits of...

Experts at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have indicated strong support for the benefits of the tax reform initiative announced by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, on...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is to spend $8.7 billion this fiscal year to improve the supply of potable water and rehabilitate sewage treatment facilities across the island. Minister of...

The income tax threshold for all Pay As You Earn (PAYE) workers will be increased from $592,800 to $1.5 million, to be implemented in two phases. As a result, some...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) is expected to spend $23.6 billion on housing and other capital expenditure this year....