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IMF Jamaica Calendar

Published:Tuesday | September 13, 2016 | 3:55 PM

IMF-Jamaica Calendar

September 2016

n New performance criteria under the IMF programme for September 2016 are proposed.

n Thirteenth review and end-June 2016 performance criteria.

n Following up on the entity-by-entity review of all grandfathered tax incentives, the Fiscal Impacts Report will be produced.

* Public sector transformation implementation plan to be submitted to Cabinet.

October 2016

* Completion of staffing of Tax Administration Jamaica as a semi-autonomous revenue authority.

November 2016

* A new procurement manual will be prepared with the assistance of the Inter-American Development Bank.

December 2016

* Fourteenth Review and end-September 2016 performance criteria.

* Phase III of the Customs Act will be tabled in parliament.

* The suite of regulations and rules that will comprise the regime for financial holding companies and consolidated supervision will be tabled.

March 2017

* Efficiency of the large taxpayers' office (LTO) to be improved by (i) maintaining e-filing and on-time filing rates of 90 per cent for LTO clients for major taxes and (ii) increasing the number of comprehensive audits to 90 per year.

* Increase the number of completed post-clearance audits to 60 a year.