I have no issue with paying taxes if that is what is needed to get BEC to finally become a profitable entity, debt-free entity but taxes without transparency is tyranny reigned down on the people. If BEC will put this tax as a line item on bills and not lump it in with all the other charges and fees so that it can be tracked and aggregated then it would be more palatable. We are all struggling to pay our bills but we need a modernized BEC in order to see lower electricity costs and higher reliability over the medium to long-term and clearing the debt may help. If there is a plan for fixing BEC (via diverse energy sources and outsourcing energy production to young, talented Bahamians) that they are willing to publish and be held accountable to via timely annual reports and audits, then impose the fee. Otherwise, stop imposing hardship on the Bahamian people and cut back on all of the perks and benefits that the executives enjoy, the absurd overtime that is rumored to still be taking place albeit less blatantly, and the unfavorable vender contracts that provide little value to operation but are a windfall for foreign and local contractors alike.