PSOJ

The Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and Public Service today (23 April 2009) delivered the much-anticipated 2009 /10 Budget Presentation in Parliament.

The Jamaican public had been bracing itself for significant tax measures in light of recent Government pronouncements against the background that the nation faces significant fiscal and other economic challenges at this time. These have been exacerbated by the global recession , recent devaluations of the Jamaican dollar as well as interest rate increases. . . .