Nassau, The Bahamas – Senator J. Kwasi Thompson, Minister of State for Finance, said the Government has made a decision to extend a number of tax concessions under the Disaster Reconstruction Authority (Special Economic Recovery Zone) (Relief) Order, 2020 to June 2021. During his Statement on the Extension of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority (Special Economic Recovery Zone) (Relief) (No.2) Order, 2020 in the Senate on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Sen. Thompson said Grand Bahama and the Abacos were designated as Special Economic Recovery Zones (or SERZ) immediately following the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Dorian. “The tax relief measures administered by the Ministry of Finance and its agencies under the SERZ have provided vital support to the local communities ever since the islands where devastated. Many of the provisions were set to expire on December 31, 2020.