2020 Business Review |31 December 2020
The Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) was the target of a ransomware attack on Monday September 7
Government relief measures in support of Covid-hit businesses
Government, under President Danny Faure’s administration, introduced the Financial Assistance for Job Retention (FA4JR) financial scheme in April to support businesses to maintain their workforce during the economic recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Since introduction, the highest number of applications was received in May when the scheme was still applied to non-Seychellois employees. In July, the scheme was revised to only apply to Seychellois employees and self-employed individuals.
The scheme in 2020 cost government R1.2 billion, an amount which cannot be sustained throughout 2021, newly appointed Minister for Finance, Economic Planning and Trade Naadir Hassan says.
Seychelles: Business Tax Regime in Seychelles to Undergo Overhaul to Ensure a Fairer Playing Field, Ministry of Finance Says allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Business Tax regime in Seychelles to undergo overhaul to ensure a fairer playing field, Ministry of Finance says
Among the changes the Ministry of Finance is proposing is a unified business tax rate will be introduced effective January 1 next year. (401(K) 2012/Flickr) Photo License: CC BY-SA 2.0
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(Seychelles News Agency) - The Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Trade has done a series of consultative meetings to discuss a new Business Tax regime.
The overhaul of the Business Tax, expected to start in January 2021, is part of the recommendations made in a report prepared by the
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).
New proposals receive the thumbs-up from Cabinet nation.sc - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nation.sc Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cabinet Affairs nation.sc - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nation.sc Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.