During the 2022 Budget debate this week, Minister of Finance the Hon. Camillo Gonsalves announced the planned digitization of Government services. Minister Gonsalves also listed some of the benefits Vincentians can expect under this project.
“What does that mean to you? It means that you would be able to search land titles and register deeds digitally and affordably. It means that businesses will seamlessly pay for and clear imported goods through a technologically enhanced customs process. It means that e-payment and e-taxes will become a practical reality. It means that Vincentians will be able to interact with their government digitally through a single e-government portal to register births and deaths, receive copies of official documents like birth certificates or deeds, report problems or lodge complaints, renew passports and driver’s licenses, pay taxes and fines and have personal data securely linked to a unique individual ID number.” He said.
$10.8 million has been allocated to St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ digital transformation project in the 2022 budget.
