Tax revenues in general are the major source of government revenues in all Member States, see table 2. Government statistics for 1999 revealed that tax revenues accounted on average for approximately 84% of total governments' revenue in the region. These revenues contributed as much as 94.9% of total government revenues in Barbados and at minimum, 59.2% of total government revenues in Trinidad and Tobago. While dependence seems moderate in Trinidad and Tobago, other Member States fall in the high dependence category-73% and above