EDITOR, The Tribune.

There has to be an SOS going out to the people who have medical health insurance and those who have requirement for expensive medication... whilst home insurance no VAT is imposed regrettably far more essential health you pay on insurance cover and on every medicine - service etc - thought VAT could only be charged once?

Right now finance are drafting annual budget... with urgency there must be consideration for the removal totally of VAT on medicines - medical services - treatments, including scans, X-rays, tests and totally off health insurance. When the only private hospital discontinued paying discounts to health insurance providers they all increased their premiums... already high.

Yes, you must have revenue... so an idea or two... increase the Stamp tax on sale of properties over a certain level, high-priced properties. Increase duty on basically unnecessary luxury goods the buyers of which can afford without sneezing.

So Minister of Finance, let more afford health insurance... get remedial and active medical care... medications requirements, life saving drugs are horribly expensive.

PAULA MINNS

Nassau,

May 8, 2024.