In the aftermath of last week’s march by Jamaica’s Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) for an easing of the gas tax, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has rejected the suggestion, declaring that any revenue that the Government gives up will have a negative impact on the country.
“The Opposition is free to talk and make suggestions, and if the suggestions make sense, we will look at them. We have been studying it, and for every reduction in taxation, there is a cost that is going to be borne by somebody else in society,” declared Holness.
He said the Jamaican Government is more focused on targeted relief, such as that offered through the We CARE Energy Co-Pay programme.
Through that initiative, persons who use 200 kilowatt-hours of electricity or less per month will stand to benefit from a 20 per cent contribution to their electricity bills over the next four months.
