Building a Better Jamaica

Monday, November 28, 2011
Jamaica Observer

MINISTER of Finance and Planning, Audley Shaw, has urged self employed professionals to become tax compliant and file their annual income tax returns.

Shaw made the call last week in an address to the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) Post Graduate Diploma Programme graduation exercise, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

Thursday, 03 November 2011
Jamaica Information Service

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Arthur Williams, says the Government's efforts at advancing fiscal goals as established in the fiscal responsibility framework legislation passed by Parliament in 2010 and further amended in June of this year are well underway.

Friday, 04 November 2011
By Allan Brooks, JIS Senior Reporter
Jamaica Information Service

KINGSTON — The Joint Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) has adopted a joint approach with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in crafting recommendations to the Jamaica Parliamentary Tax Committee.

This was disclosed by President of the JCTU, Lloyd Goodleigh, during his presentation at the second meeting of the Committee, held at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, on November 2.

Published:Friday September 30, 2011
Edmond Campbell, Staff Reporter edmond.campbell@gleanerjm.com
Jamaica Gleaner

Finance Minister, Audley Shaw, has promised reduced tax rates for Jamaicans as he pledged to use forensic science to ferret out tax evaders.

At a customs seminar Thursday, Mr. Shaw said a recent study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shown that if the government was able to collect all the money lost through tax evasion, the country would not have a fiscal deficit.

Cuts targeted, limited in scope, says Shaw
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY Senior staff reporter dunkleya@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Published: Tuesday | August 30, 2011
Erica Virtue, Senior Gleaner Writer erica.virtue@gleanerjm.com
Jamaica Gleaner

After more than half a century, Jamaica's parliamentarians will deliberate the nation's business from a location other than George William Gordon House, where they have sat since October 27, 1960.

Published: Monday | August 15, 2011
Jamaica Gleaner

FINANCE MINISTER Audley Shaw says he does not intend to have the tax committee of Parliament which is to examine proposed tax reform, sit for longer than one month.

"They have had adequate time to go through the document with a fine-tooth comb," Shaw told The Gleaner last week. He said the committee would start meeting when Parliament resumes its sittings later this month.

Published: Thursday | August 11, 2011
Arthur Hall, Senor Staff Reporter arthur.hall@gleanerjm.com
Jamaica Gleaner

Government ministers should know on Monday the proposed adjustments in the budgets for their ministries for this fiscal year.

Finance Minister Audley Shaw is to present a revamped spending plan to his Cabinet colleagues when they meet on Monday, but government sources yesterday claimed that until then, most ministers will be kept out of the loop.

Shaw to revise budget
BY JANICE BUDD Associate Editor — Sunday buddj@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, August 08, 2011

FINANCE Minister Audley Shaw yesterday warned of further belt tightening across central government in order to meet fiscal targets under the country's loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Published: Tuesday | July 12, 2011
Jamaica Gleaner/Power 106 News

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Finance Minister Audley Shaw says he will meet with the new regional director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF), Luis Breuer, on Wednesday to discuss all outstanding issues to be considered by the IMF Board of Directors for the December and March quarter reviews.