Four Days of ABST Announced by Government
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that following a round robin of his Cabinet members and officials of the Ministry of Finance this morning, they have set December 15 to 17 and 22 as ABST reduction weekend and day from %15 to %5 percent.
This reduction in sales tax is designed to stimulate the economy during the yuletide season further.

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Comments (2)
Anonymous November 18, 2023, 8:59 AM
Appreciated the change of plans. I can still get some relief for the items I planned to purchase.
Anonymous November 18, 2023, 8:55 AM
Them drop it from 15% to 5%.
Still wickedness.
Alfa Nero taking all of our money’s.
So that’s why we are getting this kind of treatment.
Worst there to while they are still in office.
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