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Reform or bust in JamaicaReform or bust in Jamaica
Lorna Strickland
1-Nov-2005
JAMAICA. Representatives from the Jamaican duty-free industry are lobbying the country's government for a reduction in import tax and a complete liberalisation of the industry. Some fear that unless changes are made, retailers will be forced out of business
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Operators are seeking a decrease in import tax from 10% to 6%. Bijoux Duty Free executive Anup Chandiram told DFNI: "Three years ago the government raised the tax to 15%.
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