PRIME MINISTER MIA AMOR MOTTLEY in yesterday’s budget presentation stated that government is pursuing a 15 point economic strategy, these include:
Business Barbados a new body to be created
Increased public and private partnership
Tax structures to be reviewed
Modernisation of the current tax system
Digitisation of businesses
Unlocking the mortgage market
Removing the block on renewable energy investments
Monetising illicit and derelict assets
Establishing the pharmaceutical industry
Developing Barbados as an Agri-processing hub
Incentivising a vibrant creative industry and film industry
Emphasis in capital projects