Attention Shoppers!: GOB Waives GST For Four Shopping Days

And while Belmopan put in a word for City Hall - it's. also doing a solid for consumers. In an unprecedented Christmas special, Government today announced that the 12.5% GST will be waived on local retail sales of ALL standard-rated goods on December 14, 15, 21, and 22nd. So that means on these days, you can purchase goods in shops and stores across the country basically at a 12.5% discount.

It seems like a politically flavored Christmas offering on the cusp of an election year, but today we spoke to Belize's chief tax collector and she said - her Department was the one that realized that they were over performing and suggested a tax ease: