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Lower House passes cap on RRC waivers amidst Opposition s disapproval

Lower House passes cap on RRC waivers amidst Opposition’s disapproval By Kadeem Joseph The ruling administration is continuing its push to improve revenue collection with the passage of a Bill to limit waivers of the revenue recovery charge (RRC). The Revenue Recovery Charge Amendment Bill 2021, which was presented in the Lower House of Parliament on Thursday by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, is expected to cap any exemption to the RRC at 50 percent. The measure was announced in the Budget presentation earlier this year, however, Browne said the law will not affect pre-existing agreements. “There are certain agreements including PLH [Peace, Love and Happiness project] and various projects even at the Mill Reef Club, for example, in which we would have agreed to waive the full amount of the revenue recovery charge for specific investments, and they have argued that they have already done their costings, they would have done fixed price contracts and if now they have to pay an

Dominica s treating decision could affect elections in A&B - Antigua Observer Newspaper

Dominica’s ‘treating’ decision could affect elections in A&B Senior Counsel Anthony Astaphan has advised Prime Minister Gaston Browne that a recent Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) decision handed down in Dominica could have serious implications for future elections in the Antigua and Barbuda. On Tuesday, the CCJ dismissed the Dominica Labour Party’s (DLP) appeal in a treating case filed by three United Workers Party (UWP) members, who cited that two free concerts put on by the DLP in 2014, featuring international acts, Donnie McClurkin and Morgan Heritage were meant to corruptly influence the outcome of the election. The UWP members claimed that the aim of the DLP members was to corruptly influence the public to vote for the DLP. The law in Dominica is that a person convicted of treating is disqualified from sitting in the House of Assembly and cannot run for elections for seven years.

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