A Sitting of the House of Assembly is scheduled for Tuesday, July 11th, 2023 with Papers to be laid by the Honourable Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development, the Youth Economy, Justice and National Security, the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information and the Honourable Minister for Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs.

The Motions for consideration is as follows:

1. BE IT RESOLVED that the House by affirmative resolution approves the Value Added Tax (Alteration Rate of Interest) Order, which alters the rate of interest on the tax paid up to the financial year of 2021 during the period commencing from the 1st day of May, 2023 and terminating on the 1st day of May, 2024 to zero percent of the tax paid.

2. BE IT RESOLVED that Parliament by affirmative resolution approves the draft Value Added Tax (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 3) Order which amends Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 of the Act to include - (a) as zero-rated goods - (i) for a period of two years commencing from the 2nd day of August, 2023 and ending on the 1st day of August, 2025 a supply of goods under the following Customs Tariff Headings –

(A) 44.07 to 44.12 Lumber: all articles (inclusive) and their related subheadings;

(B) 25.23 Cement: specified articles and related sub-headings;

(C) 72.00 to 72.09, Galvanize; 73.00 to 73.08, 73.12 to 73.18, 76.00 to 76.10, 76.16 and related sub-headings

(D) 73.06 to 73.14, Steel: all articles; 72.14 and related sub-headings and 72.08 and related sub-headings

(E) 44.11 to 44.18 Plywood: all articles; 44.20 to 44.21

(ii)for a period of two years commencing from the 1st day of September, 2023 and ending on the 31st day of August, 2025, a supply of components of photovoltaic systems intended solely for harnessing solar power under the following Customs Tariff Headings —

• (A) 8502.39 Complete system;
• (B) 8541.40 Solar panels;
• (C) 8504.40 Charge controllers and inverters;
• (D) 8536.70 MC 4 connectors;
• (E) 7610.9090 Solar panel mounts;
• (F) 8536.50 Cable isolator switches;
• (G) 8537.10 Combiner boxes;
• (H) 8544.6010 Direct current (DC)/ alternative current (AC) cables;
• (I) 8507.80, 8507.60 Deep cycle batteries;
• (J) 8536.90 Battery clamps;
• (K) 9032.8900 Control devices, other DC/AC components;
• (L) 8537.1000 Combiners;
• (M) 8536.9000 Junction boxes;
• (N) 8536.5000 Isolators;
• (O) 8536.3000 Protective devices, communication devices
• (P) 8471.9000 Dataloggers;
• (Q) 9032.8900 Control components;
• (R) 8517.6900 Communication cabling, ethernet switches

(iii)for a period of two years commencing from the 1st day of September, 2023 and ending on the 31st day of August, 2025, a supply of the installation service for a photovoltaic system;

(b) as an exempt import —

(i) for a period of two years commencing from the 2nd day of August, 2023 and ending on the 1st day of August, 2025, the purchase or lease of an aircraft for local and regional travel,

(ii) vehicles, building and construction materials, machinery, plant and equipment by approved contractors, sub- contractors and consultants for the Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity Project.

The following Bills are down for consideration:

• 1. United Nations Sanctions (Counter-Proliferation Financing) (Amendment)
• 2. Proceeds of Crime (Amendment)
• 3. Value Added Tax (Amendment)
• 4. Health and Citizen Security Levy

Tuesday’s Sitting is scheduled to commence at 10 a.m.