St Lucia: PM Pierre shares update on Budget 2022-23
St Lucia: Prime Minister Philip J Pierre drafted the Budget 2022-23 on April 26, 2022 (Tuesday). PM Pierre elaborated the Budget 2022-23.
27th of April 2022
St Lucia: Prime Minister Philip J Pierre drafted the Budget 2022-23 on April 26, 2022 (Tuesday).
While elaborating on the Budget 2022-23, Pierre stated, “In formulating this Budget, we have placed great emphasis on addressing the immediate and pressing needs of most Saint Lucians. Throughout this statement, I have outlined some policy measures to bring immediate relief to individuals, households, and companies.”
For further clarity and emphasis, he highlighted these measures:
1. Subsidizing cooking gas;
2. No personal income taxes for people earning less than $2083 monthly, representing 15,000 public and private sector workers.
3. Cushioning consumers from the full impact of rising fuel prices;
4. Reducing personal income tax;
5. Prioritizing the payment of tax refunds to taxpayers;
6. Waiving interest and penalties charges on personal and company income taxes;
7. Providing Grants and soft loan funding for the Youth Economy; $10 million
8. Providing Grants and soft loan funding for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Businesses;
9. Providing Grants and soft loan funding for community-based tourism businesses;
10. Funding for the Creative Industries, Carnival, and Emancipation Day Celebrations;
11. Waive import duty of $10,000.00 on vehicles for travelling officers in the public service;
12. Increase the amount and range of support services for vulnerable groups
13. Provide a $500.00 one-off payment for pensioners.
14. Increase pay to public servants
15. Subsidize the price of rice and sugar to the consumers.
Prime Minister Pierre further informed about the latest increases for which protection has been provided. He stated, “Rice has increased by 15 percent, flour by 31 percent; brown sugar by 28 percent, and white sugar by 75 percent.”
“Mr Speaker, to keep the prices of these items unchanged, the government has absorbed the increases in prices at an estimated cost of $9.8 million,” he concluded.
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