Can GOB Really Just Remove Tax On Feminine Hygiene Products? It Can't

And we reported previously that the government signed an SI to remove the tax on feminine hygiene products. However, concerns were raised since the import duties could not be adjusted without permission from Caricom and COTED. We asked the FinSec to clarify this today. Joseph Waight, Financial Secretary "There are several taxes. The easy one which we already signed the S.I. to remove is the GST so that's when it comes to import duty we belong to the Caricom we belong to the Carom external tariff. We'd have to get a waiver from quota I understand the waiver from quoted I understand the waiver has been applied for and is being looked at favourably." Reporter: "SSo for the meantime importers just have to apply for one sort of…" Joseph Waight, Financial Secretary "No I don't think we are giving duty exemptions as such but certainly we have removed I saw the last a couple weeks ago the minister signed the statutory instrument to remove the G.S.T. that is within our control the G.S.T is our local Tax the import duty we would have to get a waver from our an exemption of the quote head which is the arm of the Carom which deals with Caricom trade and taxes."