{"id":254194,"date":"2025-10-16T07:11:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=254194"},"modified":"2025-10-16T07:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:13:05","slug":"prime-minister-to-present-bill-modernizing-tax-recovery-and-enforcement-procedures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-to-present-bill-modernizing-tax-recovery-and-enforcement-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister to Present Bill Modernizing Tax Recovery and Enforcement Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-115270692\" 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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\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><br>Prime Minister Gaston Browne will today table the <em>Tax Administration and Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2025<\/em> in Parliament \u2014 a wide-ranging reform designed to modernize how Antigua and Barbuda recovers unpaid taxes while safeguarding fairness and accountability.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4261143179\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, 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to issue clear property titles after the sale of seized assets, and tighten oversight of auctions and public sales to ensure transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bill also refines the definition of \u201cproperty\u201d and formalizes the role of \u201cdesignated officers,\u201d setting clear boundaries for enforcement authority and accountability within the tax system.<\/p><div id=\"antig-125606667\" 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=\"\"  srcset=\"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 1201w, 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