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Gov’t To Push For Higher Economic Growth Next Fiscal Year
Gov’t To Push For Higher Economic Growth Next Fiscal Year
Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke says the Government will continue to use “all levers at our disposal to elevate levels of growth†beyond the projections for the upcoming financial year…
Jamaica has made an ‘extraordinary’ economic turnaround | Opinion
Jamaica has made an ‘extraordinary’ economic turnaround | Opinion
Jamaica is well known for its beautiful beaches, Bob Marley and its reggae music. What is less known, however, is that the Caribbean island started a silent revolution after being one of the most indebted developing countries in the world. Jamaica has shown an extraordinary macroeconomic turnaround.
$14-b tax giveback: Clarke presents massive stimulus budget.
$14-b tax giveback
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke yesterday created a stir in the country when he announced that the Government was “giving back†$14 billion to taxpayers…Clarke said that the Government has decided on a stimulus path on the basis that Jamaica is now in the “best shape†it has been compared to any other period in the last 50 years.