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From October 13 last year to January 1, 2026, the United National Congress (UNC) Government implemented a list of close to 40 tax measures, which included doubling and tripling existing fines and fees to generate billions of dollars in revenue.
In those 81 days, the Government introduced a sweeping package of legislative reforms to increase traffic penalties due to deteriorating driving behaviour and persistently high road fatalities. It also introduced new taxes and increased fees and fines on existing measures to strengthen governance, ensure greater fairness, and create revenue streams.
The Government also warned that failure to comply with certain laws could land people in jail.
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