Editorial Staff
21/11/23 07:41

Editorial Staff
21/11/23 07:41

PM Browne promises to cushion the fallout on the vulnerable if there is an increase in the ABST

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne

Party officials noted that it cannot be right for the Administration to make a decision with such serious financial implications unilaterally – especially at this time when so many workers and their families are unable to make ends meet.

It said in the midst of high unemployment and under-employment, the remedy for the Administration’s self-inflicted wounds – its excessive borrowings; inability to pay suppliers; overdue backpay and outstanding salary increases; and dozens of stillborn projects – cannot be simply to raise taxes without the benefit of consultation.

The UPP called on all tax-paying residents – both personal and corporate – as well as the trade unions and trade bodies to join with the Party in holding this Administration accountable and demanding that no taxes be increased without wide-ranging consultations.

They also asserted that failure by the Prime Minister and his Administration to collaborate on this and any tax-increase measure will lead to the UPP’s call for mass protest action.

PM Browne has stated on several occasions that the increase will help the government to fulfill is pledge grant a 14% increase to all civil servants and meet other government expenses.

1 Comment

  1. Donna

    Mr Prime Minister, that is about 85% to 90% of the population who would be qualify for the cushion. The14% salaries increase would not mean a thing because Social Security and Medical Benefits are going to increase in January 2023; Sales tax increases by 2%; the hidden taxes at the Custom Port will increase, and the talk about APUA increasing water. There goes that 14% increase.

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