Loss of revenue if demerit points system scrapped
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May 11, 2025
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SHALIZA HASSANALI
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s plan to scrap the demerit points system (DPS) could result in losses of millions of dollars in revenue when her new government, is already grappling with a projected $11 billion deficit for this fiscal year.
The DPS, in operation for the past five years, generated almost $300 million in revenue between 2020 and 2024, according to figures in the Ministry of Finance’s estimates of revenue documents.
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