13/08/2026
Pay attention to what is happening in the Belize Tax Services Department. A develop country like Trinidad and Tobago, has now repealed the whole damn bill.
https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/the-battle-is-won-and-workers-triumph/article_cd0d02d9-0114-489c-87ff-893d2b45fac4.html
In his contribution, Baptiste quoted the Kidd and Crandall Report of 2009, which found “no consistent evidence that the creation of a revenue authority leads to increased revenue performance”.
Further, a report from Professor Mick Moore in 2023 to the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance had claimed there was evidence around the globe to show that the creation of semi-autonomous revenue authorities, taken alone on average, has not led to increases in government revenue.
“This is not just a legislative victory, it is a testament to the unbreakable will of organised workers,” the association said.
The association said since 2010, it has “stood tall, unwavering in our defence of constitutional rights, job security, and the integrity of the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) and Customs and Excise Division (CED)”.
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THE Public Services Association (PSA) celebrated the passage of the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority (Repeal) Bill 2025 yesterday, while calling the last government’s proposed tax collection entity a “tool
