Starting today customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) will start paying General Consumption Tax (GCT) on reconnection Fees.

The reconnection fee of $1500, which is applied to accounts disconnected for non-payment, will now attract GCT of 10%. This means that customers who are disconnected will now need to pay $1650 for reconnection, in addition to the outstanding bill amount.

This new measure forms part of a list of items associated with the service provided by JPS, on which the Government has now imposed GCT.

Other items which will now attract GCT include charges for returned cheques, service installation for temporary supply, cable pole attachment fees, damaged meters and additional service wiring.