TY - BOOK TI - Discussions and conclusions on the value added tax from the meeting of the OECS/CDB/ECCB/ public finance committee PY - 0000///August 141998/// CY - Basseterre PB - Eastern Caribbean Central Bank KW - Conference Reports KW - Value Added Tax KW - Consumption Tax KW - Taxation KW - Public Finance KW - Caribbean N2 - The meeting of the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) public finance committee, held on 14th August 1998 in Basseterre, St Kitts, focused on discussions regarding the implementation and impact of value added tax (VAT) in the region. The meeting emphasized the need for a balanced approach to VAT, integral fiscal efficiency with fairness and ensuring that it contributed to sustainable economic growth in the Eastern Caribbean ER -