Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, will on Tuesday provide answers to questions regarding GCT on electricity bills that were tabled by North East St Catherine Member of Parliament Gregory Mair.
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1. Can the Minister advise what is the net contribution to the Consolidated Fund of General Consumption Tax (GCT) charged to electricity bills, broken down by customer category (that is, residential, commercial, industrial)?
2. Can the Minister advise, of the total residential consumers, what number and percentage are below the GCT exempt threshold of 200 KWh/month?
3. Can the Minister advise how many additional residential consumers would benefit if the GCT