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Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, says the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has provided Caribbean governments with the opportunity to implement tax cuts for airline tickets across the region.<\/p>

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\u201cNow is the time for us to cut the taxes even by 50 per cent and I do accept that you may not be able to determine the elasticity of pricing on travel demand because naturally regional and intra-regional remain relatively low during this period of COVID.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut the fact that you are not collecting, or you hardly collecting anything at this time it is not revenue you are giving away. You can’t give away what you are not earning,\u201d said Browne, who intends to his use chairmanship of the regional integration movement, Caricom, next month to push the initiative.<\/p>

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He said the leaders of the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are supportive of the initiative since there are other financial benefits to be obtained as a result.<\/p>

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\u201cI have said to my colleagues within the OECS that now is the time. I can tell you that my colleagues are looking at it seriously and I believe we should be able to convince them to do something now,\u201d Browne said, adding that the cut in taxes could be for a temporary period.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt could even be for a temporary period. If we say, look between now and the end of the year to 12 months I have no doubt that one, it will result in incremental revenue and at the same time it will also give us some idea\u2026maybe the price elasticity of these tickets\u2026that carry a heavy component in terms of government taxes.<\/p>

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\u201cI am of the view too that is one of the ways to incentivise fully vaccinated persons. We can have a bubble involving fully vaccinated persons to allow them to check travel intra-regionally and without any quarantine.<\/p>\n

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