CROP OVER stakeholders are still looking for answers.
This follows an almost four-hour meeting between representatives of calypso tents, Grand Kadooment bands and Foreday Morning revellers with Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley and representatives of the Barbados Revenue Authority at the minister’s office last night.
Reports coming out of the meeting, which centred around the contentious issues of value added tax (VAT) on costumes and complimenary tickets, saw consensus among the stakeholders that they were not against paying taxes but felt the impositions were too high. Some even felt that the excessive duties can lead to the demise of Crop Over as one of the premier events in the Caribbean and are calling for sensitivity and clarity in applying the tax rules.
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