Private sector calls for lower import duties

[evanovitch]

Tuesday, 24 June 2008
President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Mark Myers has put forward a proposal which he says could help the Government to increase tax compliance.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mr. Myers is suggesting that if the Government lowers the tax on imported goods it will rid the Customs Department of corruption.</span>

In recent weeks the issue of tax compliance has dominated the news in the wake of Finance Minister Audley Shaw chiding members of the private sector for being corrupt.

But the JCC head says some persons have been reluctant to pay taxes because of the high duties.

Mr. Myers says if the government reduces the duties it will earn more revenue and have an easier task in cleaning up the system.

&quot;What we need to do is strengthen the consequences as well as simplify the system and take some of the money out of it. The only reason there is this level of corruption and people are willing to take the risk is because there is a lot of money to be made,&quot; said Mr. Myers.

[evanovitch]

Re: Private sector calls for lower import duties

curiously, they r admitting that they break the law along wid any corrupt smaddy in customs


also curiously, i read where the world bank cited high tariffs leading to slow custom movement of foodstuff contributing to worldwide high food prices

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Private sector calls for lower import duties

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">curiously, they r admitting that they break the law along wid any corrupt smaddy in customs


also curiously, i read where the world bank cited high tariffs leading to slow custom movement of foodstuff contributing to worldwide high food prices </div></div> And they are not even smart enough to realize that they are actually admitting it.
They are also suggestuing that instead if sending someone to prison,as would normally be the case, the laws should be changed to accomodate them.

Why don't we do that for other laws roo. in other words soften them so that some acts won't be in contravention with it.

The private sector own the government.

They bought and paid for them what do we expect?

They are demanding their pound of flesh now.

As for the World Bank, they are no world Bank.

What they are is an organiozarion pit together to keep thrid woiirls as a place for developed countries to use to mainrain their economic position. Nothing more.
They hav eno intrest in finding or stating th ereal reason, because it will undermine their charter.