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The Central Information Technology Office (or CITO) is an office under the Ministry of Finance in the country of Belize, located in the capital city of Belmopan.The office manages the government’s primary accounting system (SmartStream), as well as the application for the Income Tax and Sales Tax departments (SIGTAS).
His Majesty's Government in Belize, [1] [2] [3] also referred to as the Belizean Government is the democratic administrative authority of Belize, a constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. It was formed in 1981 after gaining sovereignty from the United Kingdom. The constitution is the supreme law of Belize. [4]
The Ministry of Finance is a government ministry of Belize responsible for public finances. [2] Traditionally, Prime Minister of Belize has also held the portfolio of Minister of Finance. [ 3 ]
Each of the actual or potential parent entities (a ministry, a central government agency, or a territorial self-government unit) is obligated to maintain its own register of subordinate public cultural institutions, which results in almost 3000 separate official registers of such institutions, operated in various forms and independently of each ...
The mayor (except in Belize City) acts as the chief executive of the city or town, and allocates portfolios to the other councillors. City and town councils have a wide range of functions. According to the Government of Belize website, "urban authorities are responsible for street maintenance and lighting, drains , refuse collection and public ...
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Belize's trade deficit has been growing, mostly as a result of low export prices for sugar and bananas. [citation needed] The new government faces important challenges to economic stability. Rapid action to improve tax collection has been promised, but a lack of progress in reining in spending could bring the exchange rate under pressure.
In 2005, Belize was the site of unrest caused by discontent with the PUP government, including tax increases in the national budget. On 8 February 2008, Dean Barrow was sworn in as prime minister after his UDP won a landslide victory in general elections.