PM BROWNE ASSURES NO NEW TAXES IN UPCOMING BUDGET

Report filed by Jessica Russell – News Reporter.

Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hon. Gaston Browne will outline the estimates of expenditures and revenues when he delivers his budget presentation next Thursday.
While not saying much about what to expect, the head of government sought to allay concerns regarding at least one issue.

Antigua and Barbuda, like all countries around the world, has been hit hard by the economic fallout caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The dislocation has been most pronounced in the country’s main revenue-earning industry, tourism.