{"id":188539,"date":"2023-10-18T13:47:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=188539"},"modified":"2023-10-18T13:47:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:47:33","slug":"eu-adds-belize-seychelles-antigua-and-barbuda-to-tax-havens-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/eu-adds-belize-seychelles-antigua-and-barbuda-to-tax-havens-list\/","title":{"rendered":"EU adds Belize, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda to tax havens list"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2622826100\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><header class=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-header__container__25s8m article-header__no-padding__19-4Z\">\n<div class=\"article-header__heading__15OpQ\">\n<div class=\"article-header__info__3iXUE\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body__wrapper__3IxHM\">\n<div class=\"article-body__container__3ypuX over-6-para\">\n<div class=\"article-body__content__17Yit\">\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">Reuters &#8211; The Council of the European Union on Tuesday added the Indian Ocean island state of Seychelles and the Caribbean countries of Belize and Antigua and Barbuda to a list of 16 nations and territories deemed &#8220;non-cooperative&#8221; on taxes.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2136317494\" class=\"antig-content_5 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text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">The council said all three jurisdictions either lacked tax information or failed to deliver on commitments regarding governance and transparency reforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">The list also includes Russia, Panama, five other Caribbean states and territories and six in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3006375341\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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