On his feet for his last budget speech last October, then-Minister for Finance Paschal Donhoe said: “Withholding taxes are an important feature of our tax system and I wish to explore opportunities to modernise, digitalise and further expand the scope of them as we continue to adapt and respond to new and developing business models. A joint Department of Finance and Revenue public consultation will be launched soon.” Now this process is complete, and officials have advised the Government against fully rolling out the proposed digitisation plan, which would include online platforms collecting tax on transactions conducted by those selling…

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