Near Future is absurd ! why not say never and mean it

Yeah, and notice how right after he says no VAT increase in the "near future", he says no VAT increase in the "foreseeable future."

Both Minnis and Turnquest condemned the last PLP government for the introduction of VAT at 7.5% and promised during their campaigning in the run up to the general election in May 2017 that they would not increase taxes if the FNM won the election. And then soon after they were elected, they hurriedly increased the VAT rate by a whopping 60%, from 7.5% to 12%.

The Minnis-led FNM government has since proven that it only knows how to govern by increasing both our national debt and our taxes. Minnis and Turnquest have clearly demonstrated both their unwillingness and inability to cut costs to any great extent anywhere within our grossly over-bloated, very costly and non-productive civil workforce. And the same applies for all of the bloated head counts at government owned enterprises.

If the Minnis-led FNM government wins the next national general election, it is a virtually certainty Minnis and Turnquest would quickly increase the VAT rate yet again, likely by another whopping percentage of at least 67%, from the current rate of 12% to at least 20%.

Voters must keep in mind for the next general election that these two bozos, Minnis and Turnquest, are utterly incompetent and therefore only know how to govern by increasing our national debt and taxes.

Definitely see your point. Serious question....WHO ELSE to vote for? Basically we take Minnis/Turnquest or Brave/Chester

There will be two or three candidates running as independents in each constituency in the next general election. Vote for the best one running as an independent who is known to have little or no association with the established political parties, i.e. do not vote for a candidate who has well known ties to the PLP, FNM or DNA. Once elected, the first order of business for these independents will be to form a new party, hopefully one that constitutes a majority of seats in the house of assembly. The second order of business will be the selection of a PM.

And, while raising the taxes they are also strangling the local economy. But, economics is not, apparently, this governments strong point. But, it is certainly refreshing to hear something sensible come out of Davis' mouth, it's not like we've been served any better, no matter the party.

I gone away for awhile and leave you "talking fally". . . still dishonest as usual. . .useless for good dialogue!!

**Yeah, no, the encoding and decoding for when Comrade KP, does trust Fake News!**
The authenticity **Fake News** can only be certified by KP, if its a red brand, written, produced, directed and orchestrated from and out PMO, by the **40 propagandists agents hired on the PopulacesPurse.** You can't make this up, **you just, cant.**

That entails work and that's not what the PLP are all about. Also, there's no money in it therefore not happening.

Turnquest is a masterful liar. it was him and doc who said VAT was bad then they raised
it 60%

Turnquest looked into the camera without a blink and said the increase in BPL bills is
not a TAX it is a FINR

They want to win an election if they do. they will raise VAT t0 25 cents.

**Yeah, no.** Don't you thinks it’s fair asks if increasing **VAT to 15%** is not the **top priority** colony's comrade finance minister, then **why is KP so stuck be talking about VAT going up to 15%.**

I think everyone heard 15% and we all assumed VAT. How silly of us. The 15% pertains to Income Tax. Duh!!!

In 2020 pennies or the one cent will be gone, so if an item today cost $1.12, in 2020 that same item will cost $1.15 rounded off to the nearest whole, so if that isn't a form of tax then i don't know what is, they (politicians) know that our national average is D, they know that in maths it's E, F, or G,. As we know BPL is also adding on the elec. bill another form of tax even though they say different. In the end, in 2020 Bahamians will be paying up to 20% or more in taxes. Rough times are just around the corner come 2020.

Thanks. . .these are the kind of discussions we should be having. . . NOW THERE IS THE RAISE IN VAT. . .IT IS NOW EFFECTIVELY 15 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR!! For example, move up to 13. . .14? Yes, only 15 is the next discreet denomination up from 13 or 15. . .we have 15 cents but no 13, or 14. . .just 15!! Effectively. your 12 % VAT just moved up to 15 cents. . .you don't think they will round back down to 10 cents aye?

That 1.12 moves 3 cents for the shop. . .3 cents for VAT. . . or 15 cents on the dollar!! Mr. Turnquest is right they will not be moving to 15% VAT in the near term. . .THEY HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE IMF requested 15 cents on the dollar. . .just by cutting out the cents!!

So Mr. Mandala, how you figure them shops will deal with their rounding to the nearest whole. . .they will be glad to move up but refuse to move down? Don't you think?

Yeah, no. It would take 400 this comrade's blog posts and many hours reading about how the high privileged comrade finance minister's kinds living and mixing it up the colony's **richerzone** to more understand how the **working popoulaces can become royally screwed** by the governing Imperialists red shirts elected, the politically appointed, anointed and the fortunate enough be government hired - **can all become a strain upon the popoulacespurse.**