Gonsalves said the new fees are expected to yield two million dollars in additional revenue. Registration and change of owners of vehicles will cost EC$190, an estimated EC$40 more than the current fee, while the cost for inspection of a vehicle will move from EC$90 to EC$115 Tutors permit is also increasing by 25 per cent to EC$250 while an international driver's licence will now cost EC$200, up for EC$150. The rates for duplicate licences or permits, examination of a driver and temporary driver’s permit, will be similarly adjusted.Ī person paying their driver's licence for three years will pay EC$345, up from EC$275 while for five years, the amount is EC$535, up from EC$425. When the new fees come into effect, drivers will pay EC$125 to hold a permit for one year, up from EC$100. He told lawmakers that driver’s license and related fees were last reviewed seven years ago, in 2016 and that “the time has now come to increase these fees, given the passage of time and the inevitable increase in costs incurred in the delivery of these services”. “These measures are designed to adjust user fees and licenses to keep pace with the cost of providing the various associated services and to introduce new user fees where new services have emerged,” Gonsalves said ahead of the debate on the fiscal package on Tuesday. He said also that the fees for the inspection of electrical wiring in domestic and commercial buildings will be doubled or more than tripled depending on the type of building and the number of points, while fees have been introduced for wiremen.įurther, travellers to and from the country will pay at least 37.5 per cent more in the Airport Service Charge, which will move from US$40 to US$55, according to the fiscal measures the government is hoping will generate EC$6.7 million more in revenue this year. Gonsalves said that from May this year, Vincentians will begin paying an estimated 25 per cent increase for their driver's and motor vehicle licenses and similar increased charges for related services, while conductor licences will move from EC$15 to EC$100.
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