AGP Executive Report
Last update: 16 minutes agoTax Relief: Parliament has approved a 10% personal income tax rate from January 2027 and changes to VAT and excise taxes that end tax-on-tax charges on imports, easing costs for households and businesses. CBI Under Pressure: Ahead of the EU’s November 12 deadline, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit defended the Citizenship by Investment programme as vital to development, jobs and small businesses. The EU is pressing Dominica and four other Eastern Caribbean states to phase out their schemes by June 2028 or risk losing visa-free access to the Schengen area. Pensions and Spending: Parliament also passed a pension bill extending government bridge benefits to qualifying public officers until age 65, including non-established workers. It approved EC$248.5 million in supplementary spending, including EC$53.95 million for legal claims against the state and EC$50 million for the international airport.
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