Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit announced at a press conference on Friday that over 257 million dollars in various taxes is owed to the state. The Prime Minister is urging all those who are in default to pay up.

Breakdown of the 275 million owed

“Government needs the money. We have to put things in place and urge those who owe, to pay up”.

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He continued, ” I am warning those hearing my voice to pay up by Ash Wednesday…I am not in the business of shaming. We all have a duty, having been entrusted with the responsibility of collecting tax on behalf of the state, we have to be diligent ”.

The Prime Minister also revealed that 1.9 million dollars of the cruise environmental levy is owed.