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CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet invited the 10-person team from the Ministry of Finance—to include the Financial Secretary, the Accountant General, the Minister of State in the Ministry, the Deputy Head of the Inland Revenue Department, the Budget Director and others—to provide a picture of the country’s finances during the month just ended and for the first quarter of 2025.
The state of Government’s finances is improving and clearly shows that the economy continues to expand, despite the threats emanating from many quarters including the United States.
The uncertain policy decisions, regarding tariffs, have proven to be harmful to the stock markets within the Western Hemisphere. Other pronouncements have caused uncertainty about the future
ii. The Budget Director pointed out that overtime payments owed to Government workers is now classified as ‘salaries’, as ordered by the Cabinet, causing overtime to be paid simultaneously with salaries.
In the month just ended, overtime payments exceeded $500,000 dollars.
Payments of gratuities is also high on the agenda of the Treasury, almost $10 million dollars of gratuities have been paid, in the month of January; $20 million dollars are still outstanding.
Corporation Tax, ABST, Education Levy, Customs Duty, and other revenue sources have been expanding.
The Tourism Guest Levy is still being under-reported by hotels with 100% occupancy.
The Inland Revenue Department is set to prepare a guestimate of amounts that have not been collected, and to pursue those taxpayers who have failed to reach the estimated amounts.
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And? It’s a responsibility, not a gift of the government.
So I worked for Ministry of Education 2020 and 2021 during COVID-19 I worked all the holidays on night shift and day shift as a Security worker. When everyone else was at their home on lockdown I was working nighttime and daytime. And up till now 2025, 5 years later I cannot get those holiday pay. I want my money please and thank you. It’s high time now.
That kinda money there, and people still ah wait pon dem backpay?
I hope all who work overtime really get dem money, cause we know how tings does go
So what happen to all the people who still a wait pan severance?
I hope over time for 2020-2021will be paid very soon
Giving ppl over time money only to tax them again.
Exactly government want owe u n u can’t owe them
You should get your overtime the same time you’re getting your pay for that week or month
That’s good people can get their overtime in a timely manner
What are they referring to as gratuities as this normally means tips and gifts. 10 million?