and the foodstores. however there is no money to shop for food after christmas until january's end. you have to stock up macaroni and cheese which is on sale now 4 packages for 5 dollars.
they only give away benefits to foreigeners, so ubder new rules, same benefits would be available to bahamaians.
otoh, the real fun will be when bahamians in the economically depressed family islands will have to pay property tax. so the poor fella who has 10 acres of generation land will have to pay 40 thou a year while living below poverty line.
the people who buy the numbers do not know how to round it up. but you could just give the guy half cent credit into an account until it accumulates and you give him a prize.
for example, the environmental levy is an excise tax, the various taxes on a gallon of gas are also excise taxes, so WTO will not cause that to be reduced.
KALIK is more expensive at home because you pay excise tax on it at the time of retail, Those who sell it in Miami do not.
I finally understood why they keep mentioning "sugar tax" in the news. they do not want to let go of the 30% duty on juices.
I bet there will be many more such taxes.
BTW , download the new Frequently imported items brochure, the customs department is actually called: Bahamas customs and excise department.
ohdrap4 says...
and the foodstores.
however there is no money to shop for food after christmas until january's end.
you have to stock up macaroni and cheese which is on sale now 4 packages for 5 dollars.
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ohdrap4 says...
they only give away benefits to foreigeners, so ubder new rules, same benefits would be available to bahamaians.
otoh, the real fun will be when bahamians in the economically depressed family islands will have to pay property tax. so the poor fella who has 10 acres of generation land will have to pay 40 thou a year while living below poverty line.
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ohdrap4 says...
they have to wait till payday, to short the bpl money to pay for license and registration.
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ohdrap4 says...
another truly ignorant comment by sheeprunner in 2 days.
you need to take your medication dude.
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ohdrap4 says...
maybe because teachers are not paid living wages and have to work longer?
maybe because he would only be replaced with foreigners, whose work permit, YOU want to eliminate?
maybe because of paltry retirement benefits and they have to work longer?
sheeprunner deserves the jackass of the week award.
On School in mourning as principal passes
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ohdrap4 says...
the people who buy the numbers do not know how to round it up.
but you could just give the guy half cent credit into an account until it accumulates and you give him a prize.
On Web shops stunned by ‘patron tax’ rules tabling
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ohdrap4 says...
there is tho, one thing missing from this article.
they do not issue thousands of work permits to rocket scientists, but hundreds.
the thousands are issued to laborers, so there is where the reductions should come from.
On EDITORIAL: How work permits are helping this country move forward
Posted 29 November 2018, 3:41 a.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
no, because that is not a barrier to trade.
for example, the environmental levy is an excise tax, the various taxes on a gallon of gas are also excise taxes, so WTO will not cause that to be reduced.
KALIK is more expensive at home because you pay excise tax on it at the time of retail, Those who sell it in Miami do not.
I finally understood why they keep mentioning "sugar tax" in the news. they do not want to let go of the 30% duty on juices.
I bet there will be many more such taxes.
BTW , download the new Frequently imported items brochure, the customs department is actually called: Bahamas customs and excise department.
On Vulnerable sectors: WTO’s ‘initial shock’ may cause wipe-out
Posted 29 November 2018, 3:28 a.m. Suggest removal
ohdrap4 says...
the higher markup might come from high business costs like rent , salaries and utilities.
i usually buy computers and their accessories locally because the difference is negligible compared to the courier costs. same with shoes.
however, clothing is a different proposition, especially if one is in need of sizes outside average.
On Vulnerable sectors: WTO’s ‘initial shock’ may cause wipe-out
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ohdrap4 says...
And, one more thing, they have been talking about WTO accession by 2019 since the election.
why is it that this fella, as former chief negotiator, waited until november 2018 to say something?
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