BCCI to GOB: Expanding Trade Licensing to villages was not what we talked about
The Government of Belize (GOB) has publicized its plans to expand the trade licensing regime to the villages, but this week the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) wrote the Prime Minister to say that the announcement sends a “mixed signal.” Specifically, the BCCI’s letter, dated Wednesday, October 20th, said that while the business community has been in consultations with the government on the matter of reforming the regime, the move to introduce the fee to villag