Lower electricity cost to manufacturing, so that they can build more to export. Give significant tax breaks to companies that export goods. You can probably even tie it to the proportion of goods exported to goods locally sold and establish tax brackets. Business will do almost anything to save money and avoid taxes, they may also increase their output in order to get into the lower tax bracket. They will find something to export if you show them how it benefits them. Its not enough to say they will generate more profit, they know that. They know that they can increase their net profit by making cuts rather than exporting. Bajans are a relaxed people who are happy to just do the usual and be content.

Tying tax cuts to export, not only reduces their expenses, it increase their income at the same time and gives us foreign exchange. I believe they will be very interested in this. Even if they are the relaxed type.

by David Beckles