With the elected Government and the Opposition having spoken and voted on the issue of Value Added Tax earlier Friday February 1st 2013, all eyes are on His Excellency the Governor, Ric Todd for his response to the vote to kill off the 2012 VAT Ordinance. 

Governor Todd said on Friday evening that he had been informed about the decision of the House of Assembly on the Turks and Caicos Islands Value Added Tax (Repeal) Bill 2013.   

He referred us to Section 73 of the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2011 which sets out the procedure under which a bill becomes law. 

He told RTC news he intends to discuss this matter with his colleagues in the Cabinet on Wednesday 6th February 2013.