PM Browne Says He Has Never Refused Duty-Free Vehicle Waivers, Signals Willingness to Codify Policy

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Browne Says Duty-Free Vehicle Concessions Open to All, Signals Willingness to Codify Policy

Prime Minister and Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party leader Gaston Browne says he has not denied any eligible applicant access to duty-free vehicle concessions during his time in office and is open to formalising the system in law.

Speaking on Pointe FM’s Browne and Browne Show, Browne defended the current approach to granting concessions, describing it as broadly accessible.

“I have never ever refused anybody in the almost 12 years I’ve been prime minister the opportunity to have a duty-free,” he said.

The prime minister’s comments come amid ongoing political debate over the transparency and consistency of duty-free waivers, which are granted on a discretionary basis.

Browne indicated that while the current system operates administratively, the government would not oppose introducing legislation to formalise the process.

“We have no difficulty codifying our duty-free regime in law,” he said.

He suggested that such a move could bring additional clarity to how concessions are granted, but maintained that the existing framework already allows broad access.

Duty-free vehicle concessions have long been a feature of government policy, with waivers typically granted to certain categories of applicants, including public servants and other qualifying individuals, subject to approval.

Browne’s remarks signal a willingness to address concerns about the system’s structure, while defending its current operation as fair and inclusive.

The opposition has previously raised questions about the administration of concessions, though no specific response to Browne’s latest comments was immediately available.

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9 COMMENTS

  1. Gassy you need to take your resperdol.

    UPP have you guys on the ropes and it is clear for the world to see that you are DESPERATE, that you can sense the power of the purse being plucked from you.

    You are going to need alcolado, smelling salts and bayrum.

    You obviously did not understand the policies outlined by the opposition.

    The duty free policy is to stop the ‘check your minister’ syndrome. Are you going to implement that in law too? You certainly will not because it has ‘robbed’ you of the opportunity of granting ‘favours’/ ‘bribes’ to voters.
    DOWN WITH THE STUPIDNESS OF CHECK YOUR MINISTER. You guys have people like dogs.

  2. When this election would have finish religious fanatics would have ascribe this to god as the heavens decision when it is accomplished by pure trickery and paid orchestration of installing a marionette political class that is servants of the white elites, nothing esoteric about understanding the government given to superstitious lethargic people who would not think for themselves as other races.
    God is not going to come down and move Gaston from robbing you and bringing hardship on you where even the USA don’t want us, vote him out, use your brain and not your eyes to see the pretty consumable gifts he is giving, they will melt away like ice.

  3. What a notorious liar. If what he’s saying is true,then why was he beckoning people in St. Mary’s South during the bi-election to check him for a ‘duty free’ if they believed that he was bluffing? People always remember the lies that were told to them.

  4. GASTON YOU ARE VERY DESPERATE THE PEOPLE HAVE WOKEN UP .. you see how you betrayed those 🚗 dealers.. they can’t wait to see you fall ..

  5. One Form of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, tied OF you NOW !!! One Form of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, tied OF you NOW !!!

    GASTON YOU ARE VERY DESPERATE THE PEOPLE HAVE WOKEN UP .. you see how you betrayed those 🚗 dealers.. they can’t wait to see you fall ..

  6. One Form of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, tired OF you NOW !!! One Form of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, tired OF you NOW !!!

    GASTON YOU ARE VERY DESPERATE THE PEOPLE HAVE WOKEN UP .. you see how you betrayed those 🚗 dealers.. they can’t wait to see you fall ..

  7. You hear parasitic conversation? Gaston coming with hus gymnastics semantics ability to steal upp duty free on vehicles by saying he will codify duty on vehicles, people get out your dictionary and see if the word codify is not saying he will make duty free on vehicles standard as UPP recommend for this country to cut out the check you minister syndrome, Gaston has been parasitic from the 2014 elections, he cried water out he eyes and say he will lower electricity bills because UPP had proposed it, and it never happened but just for him to win.
    This Gaston is a parasite on the people to steal their tax money, we sank lower internationally and locally since he is prime minister, the Gaston brown regime must go, vote UPP all the way to pull us out of this quagmire Gaston has installed us in.
    UPP now

  8. You hear parasitic conversation? Gaston coming with his gymnastics semantics ability to steal upp duty free on vehicles by saying he will codify duty on vehicles, people get out your dictionary and see if the word codify is not saying he will make duty free on vehicles standard as UPP recommend for this country to cut out the check you minister syndrome, Gaston has been parasitic from the 2014 elections, he cried water out he eyes and say he will lower electricity bills because UPP had proposed it, and it never happened but just for him to win.
    This Gaston is a parasite on the people to steal their tax money, we sank lower internationally and locally since he is prime minister, the Gaston brown regime must go, vote UPP all the way to pull us out of this quagmire Gaston has installed us in.
    UPP now

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