PM Announces GST-Free Shopping Weekend for January 23 and 24 of 2027
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Belize.
Belizeans will get a GST-free shopping weekend on January 23 and 24. Prime Minister John Briceño told the House that the dates were chosen to give shoppers a break during what many Belizeans call “maaga season,” when money is tight after Christmas. Briceño also said a revision is coming soon to the food basket that…
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2 outlets from Belize, where the story is: Breaking Belize News, Love FM · how we count
- Nov 13, 4:00 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisPM Announces GST-Free Shopping Weekend for January 23 and 24 of 2027lovefm.com ↗
- Nov 13, 3:11 PM UTC+11 hGovernment of Belize announces more GST-free weekends in January, 2027breakingbelizenews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 3:11 PM UTC · +11 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same House announcement by PM Briceño of GST-free weekend dates in January 2027, adding detail on the dates and rationale without conflicting with Report 1.
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