With the implementation of the GST Relief on August 1st 2025, many persons were complaining that they were not seeing a significant drop in food prices and that, in fact, the price of food items had increased. There were those who surmised that supermarket merchants had attached to food prices their 9% non-refundable Goods Tax, paid at the port, thus passing on their losses to the consumer. But the Premier has stated that the primary reason for the increase in local food prices is due to President Trump’s tariffs.
The premier shared this observation during her update at the Government Press Conference on Monday, October 6th...
She noted that Anguilla, which imports about 95% of everything that we eat, would also be seeing that increase...
In an effort to mitigate the effects of high food prices, the Premier said that in addition to the GST Relief already implemented, her administration is looking at engaging with other countries in the region, and further afield, in order to increase the number of avenues with which Anguilla can trade.
She mentioned that soon government officials will be visiting such countries as the Dominican Republic, Brazil and Panama, and even the UK and European countries, in order to engage in discussions for more affordable trade arrangements.
