{"id":254525,"date":"2025-10-18T15:08:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T19:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=254525"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T19:35:28","slug":"pm-clarifies-property-tax-law-not-about-taking-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-clarifies-property-tax-law-not-about-taking-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Clarifies: Property Tax Law Not About Taking Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-4015277246\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-gaston-browne-wraps-up-one-of-his-most-dynamic-unga-engagements-advocating-fearlessly-for-climate-justice-human-dignity-reparations-and-a-more-equitable-global-order\/\">Prime Minister <strong>Gaston Browne<\/strong><\/a> has rejected claims by Opposition <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/sherfield-bowen-wants-authorities-to-prioritize-how-illegal-guns-are-entering-the-country\/\">MP <strong>Sherfield Bowen<\/strong><\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/parliament-passes-tax-bill-to-clean-up-abandoned-properties-improve-tax-collection\/\"><strong>Tax Administration and Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2025<\/strong> <\/a>is \u201cdraconian,\u201d insisting the legislation is designed to improve tax compliance and address derelict properties\u2014not to take people\u2019s homes.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1936140961\" 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, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during Thursday\u2019s parliamentary debate, Browne said the bill provides a fair and transparent framework for dealing with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/national-clean-up-for-derelict-and-abandoned-vehicles-starting-february-3-2020\/\">chronic tax defaulters and abandoned lands<\/a><\/strong> that have become health and safety hazards across Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"youtube-vid\" title=\"PM WRAP\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ba6O6b4ywgY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not seeking to put anybody out of their property,\u201d Browne told the House. \u201cBut those who can afford to pay and don\u2019t \u2014 we can\u2019t allow dereliction to continue blighting our country.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-525666626\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3862834984\" class=\"antig-content_12 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, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister explained that the amendment does not replace the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/opinion-an-examination-of-the-proposed-jolly-beach-transfer-to-the-social-security-scheme-an-assessment-of-strategic-financial-and-governance-risks\/\">Property Tax and Valuation Act<\/a><\/strong>, but instead <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/parliament-passes-tax-bill-to-clean-up-abandoned-properties-improve-tax-collection\/\">modernizes procedures<\/a><\/strong> for enforcement. He noted that while the Opposition portrayed the law as heavy-handed, it simply ensures that property taxes\u2014vital to local development\u2014are collected efficiently and fairly.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2326295378\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Browne clarified that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/2023-budget-statement-by-prime-minister-the-hon-gaston-browne\/\">primary residences are exempt<\/a><\/strong> from levy under the Act, and that the government is focused on properties that have been left abandoned for years. He emphasized that the law includes <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/safeguards\" rel=\"nofollow\">safeguards for taxpayers<\/a><\/strong>, such as proper valuation, notice periods, and refund provisions for any excess funds from property sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also addressed the Opposition\u2019s interpretation of the 30-day payment clause, saying it applies only <strong>after repeated nonpayment over several years<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s not a case where someone misses one payment and loses their home,\u201d Browne said. \u201cThere are multiple stages of notice and engagement before any action is taken.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-72373404\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister added that the six-year limitation period ensures that <strong>no old or dormant tax debts can be unfairly enforced<\/strong>, aligning Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s tax laws with modern international standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Browne argued that tackling derelict properties is both an economic and social priority, as neglected lots attract illegal dumping, pests, and criminal activity. \u201cPractically one in every three homes in some constituencies are derelict,\u201d he said, echoing earlier comments by other government MPs.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2723443924\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, 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