On 12 May 2016, Jamaica's Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw presented the 2016/2017 Budget for debate. The Budget includes changes in personal income tax including: A two-phase increase in the personal income tax exemption threshold to JMD 1,000,272 effective 1 July 2016, and JMD 1,500,000 effective 1 January 2017; and The introduction of a 30% personal income tax rate for income in excess of JMD 6,000,000 (standard rate 25%). Other changes include increases in the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) for petrol, heavy fuel oil, cigarettes and other tobacco products, the introduction of an SCT regime for liquefied natural...