{"id":19248,"date":"2018-08-26T10:01:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T14:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=19248"},"modified":"2018-08-26T10:45:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T14:45:35","slug":"pm-says-new-tax-an-option-to-fund-university-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-says-new-tax-an-option-to-fund-university-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"PM says new tax an option to fund university campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he is not ruling out the option of introducing a new tax to fund the operations of the fourth landed campus of the University of the West Indies at Five Islands.<\/p>

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Browne who is also finance minister was speaking on the challenges associated with funding a university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said while the funding will be a challenge, it can be done.<\/p>

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“The truth is we are fiscally challenged but we realise<\/g>\u00a0that we have to go the extra mile to develop our human resources and to make sure that we are globally competitive,” he told Pointe FM.<\/p>

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“I have to admit that maintaining a university will be a challenge, but I am confident that we are creative enough to raise the funding,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prime minister told listeners that imposing a new tax on corporations or insurance companies are two options on the table.<\/p>

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He has also suggested introducing an across the board levy for all residents to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If it comes to a situation where we have to introduce some form of tax maybe<\/g> on corporations or a particular sector, like the insurance sector, or even if we had to introduce a levy on all Antiguans and Barbudans to fund this university, I think that is a sacrifice that all Antiguans and Barbudans should be prepared to make.<\/p>

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He said such a tax will be “in their interest and in their children\u2019s interest and future generations so that we can train them to ensure that we have a cadre of qualified and competent people who can preside over the transformation of this country into an economic powerhouse.”<\/p>

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Browne said there are 1100 Antigua and Barbuda students studying at various institutions costing the state more than 20 million dollars annually.<\/p>\n

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