In order to strengthen the purchasing power of wage earners, the turnover tax was abolished this year and wage earners with a taxable income below SRD 7,500 per month are exempt from wage tax.
Sources:
- IBFD (subscription needed)
- unitednews.sr
Update: one of our readers mentioned to us “No, the Surinamese government has introduced VAT and therefore abolished the sales tax.”
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