PM Skerrit presents EC$474.5 million tax free budget
Jul 25, 2013
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Wednesday presented an EC$474.7 million (One EC dollar= US$0.37 cents) take free budget to Parliament predicting economic growth and improvements in the main revenue earning sectors.
Skerrit, who is also Finance Minister, said that budget presented does not include any new taxes or unrealistic promises and that it is based on the theme “Building On the Gains We Have Made”.
But in an immediate response, Opposition Leader Hector John described the fiscal package as “lazy man’s budget” and insisted that “we need to put Dominicans back to work.
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