Top government officials in Antigua and Barbuda are actively evaluating a plan to expand the nation’s existing windfall profit tax to every profitable business sector, as policymakers work to secure new, reliable revenue streams for the country’s growing education and workforce development initiatives. The potential policy change was the focus of detailed discussions during this week’s regularly scheduled Cabinet meeting, where ministry leaders reviewed a range of funding options designed to support the long-term expansion of the national education system, which has outpaced current budget allocations in recent years. Currently, the country imposes a 10 percent windfall tax exclusively on large profit-making firms operating in four key sectors: telecommunications, banking, insurance, and energy. To qualify for the tax, businesses in these industries must already meet a threshold of at least 1 million Eastern Caribbean dollars (EC$) in annual profits. The proposed amendment would remove the sector restriction, bringing all profitable businesses that cross the EC$1 million annual profit mark under the tax policy. This policy conversation comes as the national government has ramped up public investments in post-secondary education across the country, including sustained institutional and financial support for the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus and the multiple campuses that make up the Antigua and Barbuda College of Advanced Studies (ABCAS). Cabinet officials have emphasized that the tax expansion proposal is just one of multiple revenue-raising options on the table, all targeted at generating new funding for ongoing educational development projects. In the coming weeks, policymakers will continue deliberations, with planned deep dives into the potential legal, economic, and social ramifications of any adjustments to the current tax structure. Any formal modification to the nation’s existing tax framework will require a full review and approval by the country’s parliament before it can go into effect. Government representatives have reaffirmed their core commitment to ensuring broad-based benefits from national economic growth, and have consistently ranked investment in public education as one of the administration’s top national priorities.