The Social Economic Council plays a key role in providing informed advice to the government and parliament, covering a broad spectrum of socio-economic issues. This section serves as an archive of our recommendations, showcasing our commitment to contributing thoughtfully to policy development and practices. Each piece of advice represents our thorough analysis and collaborative efforts, underlining our dedication to supporting public welfare and economic stability.
Advices Archive
2025
Letter of Advice
Visitors Tax and draft national ordinance preparedness and resilience resources public health and tourism.
April 2025
Letter of Advice
Bus tariffs
February 2025
Letter of Advice
Early Childhood Development funding mechanism
February 2025
2024
Due to a prolonged impasse between an employer organization and the former Minister of General Affairs, SER was left without an appointed Board from April 2023 to August 2024, resulting in a 16-month operational delay. Consequently, all advisory requests submitted by the Government to the SER prior to April 2023 were placed on hold by the Secretary-General of the SER, pending the reinstatement of the Board. As a result, no advisory reports were published in the year 2024 by the institution.
You are kindly referred to click on the 2025 tab for the continuation of the SER’s advisory report publications. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
2023
Letter of Advice
Lottery Booths
March 2023
Letter of Advice
National Ordinance changing CPI (Minister of Social Development, Health and Labor)
January 2023
Letter of Advice
Remittances & Taxation
January 2023
2022
Letter of Advice
Letter of Advice Indexation AOV and AWW ( Government Minister of Social Development, Health and Labor )
to the broader population
November 2022
Letter of Advice
The Availability of Contraceptives (Birth control pills, IUD, etc.)
to the broader population
June 2022
Letter of Advice
Parliament Draft Consensus
Kingdom Law COHO
May 2022
Letter of Advice
Concerning research request
Cost of living on St. Maarten
February 2022
Letter of Advice
One time minimum hourly
wage increase
February 2022
2021
Letter of Advice
LOA Change Draft National Ordinance accident sickness insurance in relation to adjusting the wage limits
October 2021
Letter of Advice
concerning the draft National Ordinance changing the National Ordinance Accident Insurance and the National Ordinance Sickness Insurance in relation to adjusting the wage limits.
October 2021
2020
Letter of Advice
concerning the Draft Ordinance on Pension Reform Civil Servants
April 2020
2019
Letter of Advice
concerning the draft ordinance amending the National Ordinance concerning General Old Age Insurance and the National Ordinance concerning General Widow and Orphan Insurance related to the increase in the old age pension and the retirement age to 65 years (Pension age)
December 2019
Letter of Advice
concerning the draft ordinance amending the National Ordinance concerning General Old Age Insurance and the National Ordinance concerning General Widow and Orphan Insurance related to the increase in the old age pension and the retirement age to 65 years (Pension amount)
December 2019
Letter of Advice
concerning the draft national decrees on the Indexation of General Old Age Insurance and the draft national decrees on the Indexation of Widow and Orphan Insurance for the years 2014 up to and including 2019
October 2019
Letter of Advice (Unsolicited)
DATA Matters :
The value of data to sustainably
transform our society
October 2019
Letter of Advice (Unsolicited)
concerning the National Ordinance
Admittance and Expulsion
April 2019
Letter of Advice
the feasibility for the development of the
Creative Industries & Sports Tourism
February 2019
2018
Letter of Advice
The level of maternity leave
& inclusion of paternity leave
in the draft Ordinance
title 10 b
December 2018
Letter of Advice
The revised draft
national ordinance regulating
a mandatory
general health insurance
November 2018
Letter of Advice
The feasibility
to establish a Sounding Board
(Klankbord groep)
for the reconstruction
of SXM
June 2018
Letter of Advice
concerning the draft national decree, containing general measures, regarding the changes of the decree medical and nursing tariffs and to establish the appendix (containing the maximum tariffs)
April 2018
Letter of Advice
concerning the draft ordinance on Development Bank and Government income generating measures 2018(containing the maximum tariffs)
March 2018
2017
Letter of Advice
Draft Competition Ordinance
November 2017
Letter of Advice
Draft Consumer Ordinance
February 2017
2016
Letter of Advice (Unsolicited)
Better waste management for Sint Maarten
December 2016
Letter of Advice
concerning the draft national ordinance regulating a mandatory general health insurance
September 2016
Advice
on the feasibility to start a Development Bank in Sint Maarten
September 2016
Letter of Advice
Draft National Ordnance the establishment and-acquisition of shares of the Development Bank of SXM
August 2016
Letter of Advice
concerning Draft National Ordinance Youth unemployment fund
July 2016
Letter of Advice (Unsolicited)
concerning remigration to Sint Maarten
June 2016
Letter of Advice (Unsolicited)
Registration of transactions at the port of entry and indirect taxation
May 2016
Advice Request
concerning amendments from 25% to 22% to the “National Ordinance concerning Civil Service Pensions” (Pensioenlandsverordening Overheidsdienaren)
April 2016
Letter of Advice
concerning draft decree, containing general measures, temporary cessation of Country contribution to the AVBZ and Sickness Fund
March 2016
Advice Request
concerning the national decree, containing general measures regarding the price indexation OV and ZV 2016
January 2016
2015
Advice Request
concerning the draft national decree, containing general measures, regarding the expansion of AVBZ care- elderly care
December 2015
Advice Request
concerning the national decree, containing general measures regarding the price indexation OV and ZV 2015
November 2015
Advice Boost Sint Maarten (Unsolicited)
July 2015
Letter of Advice (Unsolicited)
Turnover tax border control
June 2015
2014
Letter of Advice
concerning the remittance of taxes
October 2014
Letter of Advice
on proposed amendments to the Civil Code in respect of the National Ordinance on Labor Contracts
September 2014
Advice Flexicurity (Unsolicited)
for Sint Maarten
July 2014
2013
Advice (Unsolicited)
A mandatory pension for Sint Maarten with Keesen report
December 2013
Letter of Advice (Unsolicited)
on monetary union in view of recent alarming balance of payments
November 2013
Letter of Advice
Article 10 Counterpart
October 2013
Letter of Advice
on the draft ordinance in increase the AOV amount and age
July 2013
Letter of Advice
on 'the draft initiative for the amendment of the Ordinance on Guest Accommodation Tax Sint Maarten'
April 2013
Advice (Unsolicited)
Sint Maarten stepping out of the Monetary Union
February 2013
2012
Letter of Advice
with regard to the indexation of the minimum wages as of January 1st 2013
December 2012
Letter of Advice
concerning changes to the Motor vehicle Tax
November 2012
Letter of Advice (Unsolicited)
regarding the establishment of a National Library November 2012
Advice on Report
“Towards a Sustainable and Affordable AOV pension system”
November 2012
Crime Prevention Advice (Unsolicited)
The need for community based crime prevention programs September 2012
Advice on Draft Ordinance
on the elimination of abuse of short-term labor contracts
September 2012
2011
Emancipation / Liberation Day Advice
December 2011