So another tax which disappears into the consolidated fund to be squandered again. Watching a pious Christied on ZNS tonight almost makes you want to throw up. Notice how he now and only now acknowledges the real risk of a downgrade which any reasonably educated person new is coming.

Great comment and so true

Unbelievable that the PM can add more taxes to an overtaxed public and sluggish economy. We have suffered a whole raft of taxes in addition to VAT and import duty including tyre disposal tax, Customs processing fees, increased departure tax to $29.50 and the list goes on. Any responsible government would cut expenditure andput aside 10-15 every year to help with these natural disasters. Look at VAT, not only used up but more borrowed on top. Start with all the re-hires who not only collect pensions but another salary-Baltron Bethel, BUT presidents who inevitably get a job in the MOE as advisors, then cut out Fred Mitchells travelling.

Only fools could run a country with a spend spend spend attitude and not put somthing away for natural disasters. Wait for the lies,excuses and fairy tails that we will now hear.

We need to compliment the hard working BEC workers on Eleuthera who were working at midnight and today to restore power and BTC for their kind gesture. Having said that out politicians should be condemned for their free spending , lack of foresight and the financial problems that are going to emerge. Mind you they are OK with their US properties and overseas bank accounts. This is only the tip of the financial crisis that is going to happen and Bahamians need to wake up to the self centered self serving people who run this country.

You would think that any right thinking government would put aside 5-10 million every year as an emergency fund but no they waste a collective 20 million on a stupid Carmival. What idiots we have ruining this country.

Your deluded DAS. If your God is all powerful. then he could stop or redirect these storms saving lives but you expect this God to protect Bahamians. Totally illogical.

Bet some government ministers wish they hadn't squandered over twenty million on two Carnivals money that will soon be needed. What the hell borrow some more after all devaluation etc is on the horizon anyway.

Bet they wished they had saved the 10 million wasted on carnival for damage that Mathew will create.

Eleuthera has two all volunteer ambulance and fire services funded entirely by fund raising and donations. I am told there is zero financial assistance from the Government and yet money can be found for countless overseas trips, carnival and jobs for the boys. And more money will be diverted from essentials to the upcoming election.