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The Government of the Bahamas is continuing its public education efforts on the impending Value Added Tax (VAT) implementation with a full month of community presentations.<\/p>\nThe Government of the Bahamas is continuing its public education efforts on the impending Value Added Tax (VAT) implementation with a full month of community presentations.<\/p>\n
Meetings are scheduled in the month of March, in conjunction with the Exuma Chamber of Commerce at the Church of God of Prophecy, East Street, Nassau.<\/p>\n
Presentations will also be made at Wesley Methodist Church, Baillou Hill Road on March 1 at 10am, Bahamas Faith Ministries on Saturday, March 1 from 9 \u2013 11am and again at 12:45 pm, Killarney Community Development Association at Casuarinas Resort on Cable Beach on March 3 at 7pm, Bahamas Veterinary Association at the IICA Conference Room, Village Road, on March 5 at 6:30pm, Ministry of Tourism retirees on March 6 at 4pm, the Bahamas Bar Association on March 11 at 1pm, and Church of God of Prophecy on March 13 at 2 pm.<\/p>\n
The Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis will speak on the implementation of VAT at 9:30 Saturday, March 1 at Bahamas Faith Ministries. Other presenters for this series include Senior Customs\/ Revenue Officer at the Minister of Finance Livingston Ferguson, VAT Consultant Pauline Peters, Ministry of Finance official Lucine Mingo and various other members of the finance sector.<\/p>\n
All sessions are free of charge and include an interactive question and answer period.<\/p>\n
For more information on the VAT implementation please call the Ministry of Finance VAT hotline between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday-Friday at 225-7280.<\/p>\n
You can also visit the official Facebook page at www.facebook.com\/vatbah242.<\/p>\n
Value Added Tax has been the ‘choice’ taxation method for over 160 countries worldwide since it was first implemented in 1950.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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