Very well put and a good rebuttal to a recent 'bleeding hearts' Insight. This is indeed a monumental problem to solve, one that politicians do not possess the wherewithal to actually address but to which lip service is paid from time to time.
He is also forgetting that this stupid tax on tax is NOT something The People were accustomed to. They were already struggling to cope with the ridiculous fuel surcharge and replacing equipment and appliances destroyed by BEC when the problem was compounded by the advent of VAT.
."One realtor, speaking on condition of anonymity, agreed of the change that “this is how it should be”, but said second homeowners who earned rental income from their properties needed to pay VAT on these earnings.
They added: “I’m glad they’re doing it. They should never have messed with it previously, but they did. It’s going to help. You can reside in your home but will still have to pay VAT on rentals.”
No-one has actually explained HOW the elusive VAT is to be collected on the airbnb, vrbo, etc, rentals............
I think they are probably just looking for more pomp, circumstance, AND travel, as is their wont! The People will be left footing the bills and shovelling the s - - t!
"The Attorney General has suggested such laws could come by the end of the year, possibly even by the end of the summer, as he tries to ensure that the stable door is bolted even as the horse gallops off into the distance.'
One would THINK that this law, overlooked by PAST and present governments, would be created and passed post haste!
How the H E L L can Carnival be fined for destroying OUR environment and the U.S. pocket the proceeds? Do we still bend over backwards to welcome these crooks to our waters and our islands?
DDK says...
Semantics!
On VAT fuel waiver beat households target
Posted 6 June 2019, 2:07 p.m. Suggest removal
DDK says...
Very well put and a good rebuttal to a recent 'bleeding hearts' Insight. This is indeed a monumental problem to solve, one that politicians do not possess the wherewithal to actually address but to which lip service is paid from time to time.
On Chaos of migration
Posted 6 June 2019, 1:40 p.m. Suggest removal
DDK says...
He is also forgetting that this stupid tax on tax is NOT something The People were accustomed to. They were already struggling to cope with the ridiculous fuel surcharge and replacing equipment and appliances destroyed by BEC when the problem was compounded by the advent of VAT.
On VAT fuel waiver beat households target
Posted 6 June 2019, 12:19 p.m. Suggest removal
DDK says...
Very sad news. Condolences to the family and friends.
On Beloved couple perish in blaze
Posted 6 June 2019, 11:03 a.m. Suggest removal
DDK says...
Mr. Davis' assertions can't be accurate, can they?
On Davis: Is travel budget a campaign fund?
Posted 5 June 2019, 4:59 p.m. Suggest removal
DDK says...
"we discovered some workmen were doing work in the elevator area and that would have been the cause of it." Very telling. comedy central!
On Hilton evacuated after fire
Posted 5 June 2019, 3:26 p.m. Suggest removal
DDK says...
."One realtor, speaking on condition of anonymity, agreed of the change that “this is how it should be”, but said second homeowners who earned rental income from their properties needed to pay VAT on these earnings.
They added: “I’m glad they’re doing it. They should never have messed with it previously, but they did. It’s going to help. You can reside in your home but will still have to pay VAT on rentals.”
No-one has actually explained HOW the elusive VAT is to be collected on the airbnb, vrbo, etc, rentals............
On Govt makes good on property tax u-turn
Posted 5 June 2019, 2:54 p.m. Suggest removal
DDK says...
I think they are probably just looking for more pomp, circumstance, AND travel, as is their wont! The People will be left footing the bills and shovelling the s - - t!
On Bahamas joining WTO a threat to economy, argues pastor
Posted 5 June 2019, 1:20 p.m. Suggest removal
DDK says...
"The Attorney General has suggested such laws could come by the end of the year, possibly even by the end of the summer, as he tries to ensure that the stable door is bolted even as the horse gallops off into the distance.'
One would THINK that this law, overlooked by PAST and present governments, would be created and passed post haste!
How the H E L L can Carnival be fined for destroying OUR environment and the U.S. pocket the proceeds? Do we still bend over backwards to welcome these crooks to our waters and our islands?
These mega cruise ships should be banned PERIOD
On EDITORIAL: Empty promises mean empty pockets
Posted 5 June 2019, 11:35 a.m. Suggest removal
DDK says...
Photos and advice that the spill has been discovered but not the ability to collect a sample???
On Fears of oil spill at Arawak Cay
Posted 4 June 2019, 3:27 p.m. Suggest removal