Opposition Leader: Who benefits from exemptions?
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad- Bissessar is calling on government to release the names of the entities which have benefitted from the exemptions to customs duties as laid out in the third schedule in the Customs Act Chap. 78:01.
During debate on a motion laid in Parliament on Wednesday by Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, Persad-Bissessar said the minister had not given quantifiable data to show the exemptions had benefitted the economy over the last few years.
The exemptions are for approved industries, approved agriculture, livestock, forestry and fisheries, approved hotels, approved mining purposes, and other approved purposes.