PricewaterhouseCoopers
The removal of withholding tax on dividends will be welcomed by most, in particular, groups of companies which suffer the cash-flow disadvantage when their subsidiaries pay the tax to their holding companies.
Omar Azan President, the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association
It's a good welcome and a good start for us now. We see a little light down the tunnel. For the 10 years I've been at the JMA, it's the first time we've really got something.
Norman Grant President, the Jamaica Agricultural Society
We welcome the fact that the agriculture budget has been increased by 30 per cent over last year, given the constraints in resources. We think it is a good signal. From where we sit, it is an indication the Government will continue to focus on agriculture.
Edward Chin-MookPresident, the Small Businesses Association of Jamaica
I would like to expand on the tax amnesty and, from where I sit, I think it is a brilliant move to see if we could get a part of the 47 per cent of the informal economy coming in.
