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Saint Lucia has completed a recertification exercise for its Public Assistance Programme (PAP), which provides financial support to vulnerable households.
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SOURCE: Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment
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Good job to make sure people who receive government assistance continue to qualify. Hope this program is not partisan. Businesses that fail to remit collected VAT are defrauding the govt and reducing govt ability to help the poor and provide basic services .