In Jamaica, as in most countries, consumption taxes in the form of a value-added tax called the General Consumption Tax (GCT) and several excise taxes collectively known as the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) are critically important revenue sources, accounting for 37.4 percent of total revenues...

In Jamaica, as in most countries, consumption taxes in the form of a value-added tax called the general consumption tax (GCT) and several excise taxes collectively known as the special consumption tax (SCT) are critically important revenue sources, accounting for 37.4 percent of total revenues...

The GCT and SCT are critically important revenue sources in Jamaica, accounting for 37.4 percent of total revenues in fiscal year 2003/04 (27.7 percent for GCT alone) and an estimated 11.2 percent of GDP (8.3 percent for GCT alone). In this paper we set out in some detail the present structure...