A Seychellois seamstress says she needs to take her clothing brand to international markets in order to survive in the industry, given upcoming changes in the island nation ’s tax code.
Johanna Didon, who has been sewing since she was 12, shared her goal and her major concerns with SNA while making reference to an address made by Seychelles’ president, Danny Faure.
“In his State of the Nation Address, the President announced that there will no longer be any tax on clothes and when this happens, it will hinder the sewing industry here in Seychelles. I plan to go international as I do not feel that I will be able to sell here in Seychelles,” said Didon.
The seamstress added that it would have been “preferable if the tax had been removed on raw materials, where we can give value to things made in Seychelles….
Source: Seychelles News Agency
