PNP proposing tax removal from overtime pay for some workers
Ainsworth Morris / Our Today
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Mark Golding, Leader of the People’s National Party, holding a copy of the manifesto at the launch event held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. (Photo by Dennis Brown)
In an effort to win the hearts of employed persons in Jamaica who believe they are overworked and underpaid, the People’s National Party (PNP) has proposed the removal of tax from overtime payments.
The proposal would affect workers whose total earnings do not exceed $6 million per year.
This was pitched in the party’s manifesto launched on Tuesday at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
The PNP is also proposing the removal of tax from pension income if voted into power come September 3.
Members and supporters of the People’s National Party singing along with Jodi-Ann Pantry, gospel singer, during the launch event for their manifesto at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. (Photo: Dennis Brown/Our Today)
Additionally, the party states that it will increase the Employment Tax Credit cap to 40 per cent to incentivise businesses to hire more people and invest in training.
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