CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE ON UNJUST ENRICHMENT – PRESS RELEASE
CCJ orders Guyana to repay unlawfully collected environmental tax to CARICOM beverage companies
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on May 9, 2017 ordered repayment of unlawfully collected environmental taxes charged by Guyana against SM Jaleel & Co Ltd (SMJ) and Guyana Beverages Inc. (GBI). Guyana’s main defence that it should not have to repay the monies because the Companies had passed on the tax to their customers was rejected by the Court. The Court however agreed with Guyana that the Companies could not claim reimbursement for the full period claimed (from 2006 to 2015) but had to limit their …
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