Govt moves to cap freight pain, cuts taxes, pledge cash relief as global shocks bite

Barbadians are to get a mix of targeted cash support, tax cuts and trade cushions as the Mia Mottley administration braced the country for a fresh wave of global price… The post Govt moves to cap freight pain, cuts taxes, pledge cash relief as global shocks bite appeared first on Barbados Today.


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