Swiss arrivals duty-free plan faces further delays

(15-Jan-2006) - JAMAICA. Legislation to allow arrivals duty-free shopping could be passed as early as March, Jamaica's prime minister PJ Patterson told guests at the opening of Sangster International airport's new concourse in December. The cabinet has already approved the first draft, said Patterson, and the bill is now being debated in parliament

(15-Nov-2006) - SWITZERLAND. Swiss airport retailers came a step closer to an estimated SFr20-23m ($16-18.4m) windfall earlier this month, when the Swiss Federal Council voted in support of changing legislation to allow the introduction of arrivals duty-free stores

(8-Feb-2008) - The need for changes to tax legislation has delayed Swiss plans to introduce arrivals duty-free stores

(19-Dec-2005) - The prime minister has endorsed a plan to allow arrivals duty-free shopping by March 31 2006

(3-Nov-2006) - The Swiss International Airports Association has expressed disappointment that the Federal Council’s decision to change legislation rather than pass an ordinance to allow arrivals duty-free could slow the introduction of arrivals shopping