They won't...but HEY...we are paying a pretty hefty environmental impact fee with a good number of bulkier items that we import so that the landfill gets the $$ it needs...guess that was just another great idea for $$ to fill politicians pockets...
Due to lack of on time payments the PLP at the time had a contract to do road works with a company called associated asphalt...they got AA so backed up in payments they owed to suppliers they had to declare bankruptcy and pull out of the Bahamas. FNM for better or worse revisited the project and got it done with the previous crew. The government, both of them, are notorious for not paying bills and put companies working on tight margins in very very difficult situations... I am willing to bet they have not paid their insurance bill yet.
Agreed 100%...the ONLY reason...and I stress this as the ONLY reason I would want some sort of tip system in place would be to guarantee some sort of dispersal to the kitchen staff and cooks and such. Yes your waiter is one of your primary 'faces' to the service in a restaurant, but it also comes down to how well the meal is cooked and presented on the plate with garnishes and sides...they do deserve a bit of the tip take. Not saying it has to be automatic, but a system within the restaurant P.O.S. system has to deal with a tip split towards the line cooks.
There is a difference between 'unreasonable' and 'illegal'...and that is where the buck stops. There are a LOT of things that are 'unreasonable'...our existing government is one of them...that aside though, doing a mark up change alongside system changes to implement the VAT structure in and of itself is not illegal...not well thought out, maybe a bit unreasonable yes...but illegal...no.
They are already ducking and dodging and not honouring the expected 7.5% return on what the businesses can claim back on utilities...one huge scam on behalf of the government...bastardize the VAT scheme rollout in less than 2 weeks. All these companies claiming they are going to ABSORB the vat, BEC saying they 'won't charge the full amount'...what needs to be made clear, and what needs to be accounted for is a drop in price so that with VAT your price stays the same...but you must still report and give accounting to your purchaser the amount of VAT they can expect to reclaim for their business inputs and outputs.
B_I_D___ says...
That appropriate time would be 'Nevruary'
On Attorney General ‘will speak about BEC bribe’
Posted 30 January 2015, 9:27 a.m. Suggest removal
B_I_D___ says...
Yeap...we only got to see the dang submission forms a week or two before going live with vat...ridiculous!!
On Bahamas ‘behind 8 ball’ over VAT filing readiness
Posted 21 January 2015, 12:47 p.m. Suggest removal
B_I_D___ says...
Will also cause companies to downsize...not hire new employees, and maybe even lay off old ones.
On VAT to make Bahamians $2,000 poorer annually
Posted 19 January 2015, 4:03 p.m. Suggest removal
B_I_D___ says...
They won't...but HEY...we are paying a pretty hefty environmental impact fee with a good number of bulkier items that we import so that the landfill gets the $$ it needs...guess that was just another great idea for $$ to fill politicians pockets...
On City dump catches fire again
Posted 19 January 2015, 12:28 p.m. Suggest removal
B_I_D___ says...
Due to lack of on time payments the PLP at the time had a contract to do road works with a company called associated asphalt...they got AA so backed up in payments they owed to suppliers they had to declare bankruptcy and pull out of the Bahamas. FNM for better or worse revisited the project and got it done with the previous crew. The government, both of them, are notorious for not paying bills and put companies working on tight margins in very very difficult situations... I am willing to bet they have not paid their insurance bill yet.
On Huge blaze at BAMSI
Posted 16 January 2015, 5:04 p.m. Suggest removal
B_I_D___ says...
Fantastic!! Hopefully see him at the finish line!!
On Wheelchair racer to take on marathon
Posted 15 January 2015, 3:36 p.m. Suggest removal
B_I_D___ says...
Agreed 100%...the ONLY reason...and I stress this as the ONLY reason I would want some sort of tip system in place would be to guarantee some sort of dispersal to the kitchen staff and cooks and such. Yes your waiter is one of your primary 'faces' to the service in a restaurant, but it also comes down to how well the meal is cooked and presented on the plate with garnishes and sides...they do deserve a bit of the tip take. Not saying it has to be automatic, but a system within the restaurant P.O.S. system has to deal with a tip split towards the line cooks.
On YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to stop automatic gratuities
Posted 15 January 2015, 2:32 p.m. Suggest removal
B_I_D___ says...
The spin doctors took long enough to work up this response...and it's pathetic at that...
On Renward Wells: Why I signed letter of intent
Posted 15 January 2015, 1:34 p.m. Suggest removal
B_I_D___ says...
There is a difference between 'unreasonable' and 'illegal'...and that is where the buck stops. There are a LOT of things that are 'unreasonable'...our existing government is one of them...that aside though, doing a mark up change alongside system changes to implement the VAT structure in and of itself is not illegal...not well thought out, maybe a bit unreasonable yes...but illegal...no.
On ‘Unreasonable’ to match VAT and price increases
Posted 15 January 2015, 8:04 a.m. Suggest removal
B_I_D___ says...
They are already ducking and dodging and not honouring the expected 7.5% return on what the businesses can claim back on utilities...one huge scam on behalf of the government...bastardize the VAT scheme rollout in less than 2 weeks. All these companies claiming they are going to ABSORB the vat, BEC saying they 'won't charge the full amount'...what needs to be made clear, and what needs to be accounted for is a drop in price so that with VAT your price stays the same...but you must still report and give accounting to your purchaser the amount of VAT they can expect to reclaim for their business inputs and outputs.
On VAT Czar: Gov’t ‘must live up to refund pledges’
Posted 14 January 2015, 4:29 p.m. Suggest removal