Do bahamas registered cruise ships pay VAT on their sales? probably not. If the hotels are really worried about competition from home rentals then maybe they need to look into why? Do the hotels in the Bahamas present value for money? Do hotels get amazing concession? they can even buy cars trucks boats and not pay a lick of VAT or import duty on those items. What concessions do the average home renter get?
I thought the whole point was to stop spending hundreds of millions of dollars of government money on the policing and incarceration of offenders not to mention the extremely limited court time in the Bahamas. Minnis could literally save the Bahamas Government annual expenditure Hundreds of Millions of Dollars by completely decriminalizing the stuff. He just about to borrow a Billion dollars to prop up the country overhead. it is a no-brainer and the only ones opposed to this are the ones making lots of money on the status quo.
because people are generally not well educated as evidenced by the various comment streams across the world wide web. because they thought that since half the population got a shot they other half thought they were safe and free to go about their business, they stopped taking the precautions they should have. the immunization can't protect someone who hasn't had the shot. the general population misinterpreted the situation and started big parties and fundraisers and weddings and guess what happened to the ones who did not get an innoculation?
First question you need to ask - Did the government payroll increase or decrease the last year? How about the pension time bomb? Fix the problems before going to the band-aid of taxing the foreigners. Taxing foreigners more will just mean less come and less money will enter the economic system. Short term gain will lead to a long term loss. Check the last time they raised taxes to 12%. Many sales in the works cancelled and the foreign buyer market dried up overnight. mark my words.
Bad idea. this will kill it. It happened the last time the FNM got greedy and put it up to 12%. No real estate in the bahamas got sold for years until they dropped it back to 10%. real estate builds economies with construction, maintenance, pool and lawn care, furniture, customs brokers, appilacne sales, etc.etc. Don't do it, history already has your lesson to learn.
DWW says...
Do bahamas registered cruise ships pay VAT on their sales? probably not. If the hotels are really worried about competition from home rentals then maybe they need to look into why? Do the hotels in the Bahamas present value for money? Do hotels get amazing concession? they can even buy cars trucks boats and not pay a lick of VAT or import duty on those items. What concessions do the average home renter get?
On Tourism chief hails ‘long overdue’ $31m Airbnb tax increase
Posted 28 May 2021, 7:19 a.m. Suggest removal
DWW says...
I thought the whole point was to stop spending hundreds of millions of dollars of government money on the policing and incarceration of offenders not to mention the extremely limited court time in the Bahamas. Minnis could literally save the Bahamas Government annual expenditure Hundreds of Millions of Dollars by completely decriminalizing the stuff. He just about to borrow a Billion dollars to prop up the country overhead. it is a no-brainer and the only ones opposed to this are the ones making lots of money on the status quo.
On Bran: Don’t leave medical marijuana to ‘privileged few’
Posted 27 May 2021, 8:38 a.m. Suggest removal
DWW says...
wow
On Bran: Don’t leave medical marijuana to ‘privileged few’
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DWW says...
because people are generally not well educated as evidenced by the various comment streams across the world wide web. because they thought that since half the population got a shot they other half thought they were safe and free to go about their business, they stopped taking the precautions they should have. the immunization can't protect someone who hasn't had the shot. the general population misinterpreted the situation and started big parties and fundraisers and weddings and guess what happened to the ones who did not get an innoculation?
On VIRUS SPREADING IN YOUNG PEOPLE: Govt lockdowns begin in outbreak islands as change seen in spread
Posted 26 May 2021, 8:01 a.m. Suggest removal
DWW says...
https://theweek.com/articles/978228/5-b…
On VIRUS SPREADING IN YOUNG PEOPLE: Govt lockdowns begin in outbreak islands as change seen in spread
Posted 26 May 2021, 7:55 a.m. Suggest removal
DWW says...
First question you need to ask - Did the government payroll increase or decrease the last year? How about the pension time bomb? Fix the problems before going to the band-aid of taxing the foreigners. Taxing foreigners more will just mean less come and less money will enter the economic system. Short term gain will lead to a long term loss. Check the last time they raised taxes to 12%. Many sales in the works cancelled and the foreign buyer market dried up overnight. mark my words.
On Govt mulls VAT hike on $1m-plus property
Posted 25 May 2021, 1:14 p.m. Suggest removal
DWW says...
got any details or is this empty rhetoric?
On Govt mulls VAT hike on $1m-plus property
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DWW says...
stick to russia mate. english is not your best language
On VIRUS SPREADING IN YOUNG PEOPLE: Govt lockdowns begin in outbreak islands as change seen in spread
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DWW says...
uneducated silly comments. please don't
On VIRUS SPREADING IN YOUNG PEOPLE: Govt lockdowns begin in outbreak islands as change seen in spread
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DWW says...
Bad idea. this will kill it. It happened the last time the FNM got greedy and put it up to 12%. No real estate in the bahamas got sold for years until they dropped it back to 10%. real estate builds economies with construction, maintenance, pool and lawn care, furniture, customs brokers, appilacne sales, etc.etc. Don't do it, history already has your lesson to learn.
On Govt mulls VAT hike on $1m-plus property
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