Barbados Budget 2024/25 - observations Starting shortly after 3pm the Prime Minister was quick to announce that there would be no new taxes in the budget. However, it would be necessary to adjust
Below we share full summaries from Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, and Vistra which together provide a useful guide to understanding the proposals and assessing their potential
The Barbados Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Budget support programme was informed by the development of a national sustainable energy policy, which set out ambitious targets for the sector.
Explore Barbados'' digital transformation journey, initiatives, and government support driving economic growth and innovation.
Barbados Reform of the telecommunications sector started in 1997; Telecommunications Act was instituted in 2002; Authorities did not address the impact of convergence in the new
Following the Barbados Labour Party''s renewed mandate, the 2026 Budget is primarily focused on domestic priorities - most notably cost-of-living relief, infrastructure investment, and economic resilience.
In a more-than-ever electronically connected world, sound digital infrastructure is of particular relevance as it provides a framework linking physical and virtual
a new Telecommunications Act was instituted. At this time Barbados did not address the impact of convergence on the telecommunications sector, as the policy makers were more focused on
While acknowledging that the high-tech inputs and specialised skills required for such a project are expensive, the minister noted that the investment
On Monday, March 18, 2024, the Honorable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Culture, Security and the Public Service, Mia Amor Mottley, S.C, M.P, announced the Budget
The eligibility criteria will change so that a mother will still be eligible for maternity leave even if the child is born outside Barbados as long as the mother is ordinarily resident in Barbados.
Barbados Budget 2025 is based on the Budgetary Proposals and Financial Statement delivered by the Honorable Ryan Straughn, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, MP, on 10 March 2025.
What distinguishes this budget from a purely defensive response is its determination to advance Barbados'' longer-term economic transformation. The launch of the Green Industrialisation Gateway
A final assessment of Barbados'' 2026 budget, analyzing fiscal strategy, growth dependence, execution risks, and system-level constraints.
The Hon. Mia Amor Mottley S.C. M.P., Prime Minister of Barbados and Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment presented the
Discover key highlights from Barbados'' 2026-27 Budget, including debt reduction, tax cuts, and new initiatives for economic growth.
A$187.8m budget blueprint to drive Barbados''s transformation into a “world-class” digital economy by 2030 was revealed in the House of Assembly
By Marlon Madden It is official. Barbadians can now switch mobile and landline providers without having to change their numbers.
Under BERT 2022, Barbados secured access to the IMF''s Resilience and Sustainability Facility, launched a landmark debt-for-climate swap, and began the early stages of structural transformation.
Overall, this has been a budget delivered in light of Barbados'' improved economic position, with record level international reserves, reduced debt to GDP spurred by the substantive return of tourism to pre
Transfer Pricing The 2023 Budget proposed the introduction of transfer pricing legislation by March 31, 2024 and today''s speech reconfirmed that this would be introduced shortly. We understand that
Overall, Barbados'' economic outlook for 2026 and the medium term remains favourable, anchored by strong fundamentals and a clear
Rescue, Recovery & Reform - Building Resilience in a Time of COVID-19 Please note that the covers for the Barbados Economic and Social Report for the year 2020 were designed by COT Holdings
5 Barbados Budget Commentary 2023 KPMG in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, a partnership registered in Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a
This budget, through its focus on renewable energy, GIGA and economic diversification, seeks to position Barbados to be less dependent on imported fossil fuel and better equipped to absorb
Foreword The general theme for the 2022 Budget speech delivered by the Rt Hon. Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados was: The Barbados Shield. As we take a global view of the
The Barbados prime minister delivered the 2019 national budget speech to parliament on 20 March 2019, covering tax and non-tax measures intended to address stabilization, growth and
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