Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

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Jamaicans to pay tax on basic food items today
Published: Friday June 1, 2012 |

Debbie-Ann Wright, News Editor
The Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre

Jamaicans will begin paying general consumption tax on patties, raw food items and other basic foods today, as parts of the government’s recently announced tax package comes into effect.

Consumers will notice that the new GCT rate of 16.5 per cent is now applicable to flavoured milk, some processed fish products, buns, crackers, biscuits, corned beef, rolled oats and syrups.

The new arrangement for GCT on electricity will also come into effect today.

The tax will now apply to usage above 300 kilowatt hours up from 200 kilowatt hours, but the rate has been increased from 10 to 16.5 per cent.

As of today, the fees for licence plates, motor vehicle registration and fitness will go up by 50 per cent.

The government is hoping the new measures will help it to meet a more than $19 billion revenue target to support the recently tabled budget.

However, making his contribution in the budget debate yesterday, the opposition leader, Andrew Holness, said it was unconscionable that the government has widened the tax base placing GCT on certain basic food items, without putting in a system to cushion the effect on the poor.

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[sistactry]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

yep, yesterday, me brother say him go buy 3dozen patty


now u cant buy a hand a banana again....its by the weight now
everyting america do, dem haffe do to,

[twiney]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

[sistactry]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

me bredda say, dem haffe go pay tax pan fish head,



but wha me no understand is, why land tax so cheap a Ja,

u have a 10million dollar house - and is only 10g u pay fe land tax

[blugiant]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">



but wha me no understand is, why land tax so cheap a Ja,

u have a 10million dollar house - and is only 10g u pay fe land tax </div></div>

wey yuh nuh kipt yuh mout qwiet sund like yu waan dem fe raise mii propertee tax

[RichD]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">


but wha me no understand is, why land tax so cheap a Ja,

u have a 10million dollar house - and is only 10g u pay fe land tax </div></div>

yuh want to tek wey poor ppl land?

[missus_vegas]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

[blugiant]

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a lang thyme diss tax pon food a gawn. wen mii send barrel dem taxx mii ann sum aff de food nuh reach ar dem begg fe sum. mii guess wen dem were doinn itt too farreeen yaawdees peeps neva cumplain butt kno dem affii pay dem a bawl

[sistactry]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">



but wha me no understand is, why land tax so cheap a Ja,

u have a 10million dollar house - and is only 10g u pay fe land tax </div></div>

wey yuh nuh kipt yuh mout qwiet sund like yu waan dem fe raise mii propertee tax

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larks dahlin, me deh yaa a fret to, a 2 piece a land me have down deh, and me know in 3yrs, me have some $$$ fe go pay, cheap or no cheap, 3-4yrs a no pay, adds up, so hush, me deh right deh wid u

[jah_yout]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

impeach the prime minister now!!


how they expect poor people to manage these things

just say no the IMF

[sistactry]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
yuh want to tek wey poor ppl land?

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no man, but u haffe even it out....

school book and patty....dem deh a everyday ting,

how much u pay fe patty a canada, a 1.75 me pay fe it a NY (me no even buy more dan 1patty no more) hard dough bread a 4.25

[jah_yout]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">me bredda say, dem haffe go pay tax pan fish head,



but wha me no understand is, why land tax so cheap a Ja,

u have a 10million dollar house - and is only 10g u pay fe land tax </div></div>

but how come yu juss did a big up killer miller lyrics weh seh

&quot;dreadlocks cyaan penetrate di rent man
all him a do is sell jah jah land&quot;

[sistactry]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

den when crime go up, we fenneh - all a we a go feel it

[sistactry]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

a never dat me did a laaf afta, a

dreadlocks cant smoke him pipe in peace

[sistactry]

Re: Jcans to pay tax on basic food items today

me fren a jamaica say dem all a tax condoms,

so now if u cant afford fe doogie, u haffe use suck suck juice bag fe condoms,

wha u tink, dat can work