The opposition Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) spokesman on Finance Audley Shaw, remains unsatisfied with the amendments that have been made to the two tax Bills which were approved by the House of Representatives earlier this week.
A wave of concern erupted from various quarters about the bills, because of the far-reaching powers it proposed to grant to the tax authorities.
These include the power to automatically place a lien on property owned by delinquent taxpayers, and to institute garnishee proceedings.
However on Friday, the Finance Ministry said he amendment to ensure that no lien could be registered without a court order would be removed.
But Shaw is arguing that the power to garnish funds is also one that should only be conducted after the court’s adjudication process.
Shaw also says the opposition will not backing down from conducting a review on the constitutionality of the bills and will not rule out court action to get the matter resolved.
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Opposition not satisfied with amendments to tax bills
