Barbadians may soon be paying less for imported milk and milk products.However, president of the Barbados Dairy and Meat Producers Association Annette Beckett told Barbados TODAY she could not give a timeline for the introduction of the proposed pricing arrangement because it was still being negotiated with the government. At the same time, she is hopeful that the specifics of a cess, which was approved by the previous Democratic Labour Party (DLP) administration but never proclaimed, could soon be concluded.When Prime Minister Mia Mottley addressed the country last week and announced 45 new essential items would be added to the Value Added Tax-free basket of goods, she also mentioned that milk was not one of them because discussions were still underway with farmers regarding the cess.
