Makes sense BUT - taxation without government accountability is a waste of time. Public Private Partnerships or separating out the specific tax for the specific purpose might work.
The way forward was Introduce VAT, reduce Government size!, reduce government employment over a reasonable period!, and reduce government spending!, and eliminate import duties to match VAT revenues. Leadership needs to be honest with themselves - they have no intention of reducing the size of government or eliminating import duties- so quality of life suffers and private sector will shrink. Which idiot would believe that eliminating VAT on a $100 or less power bill wis going to help - what an insult. What are revenues relating to VAT collected on food? Why would Government want to control what we eat?! - Eliminate VAT on all food! Tax alcohol and tobacco! Tax Gambling and make a national lottery! Remove VAT from health and life insurance and allow people to keep their policies! Remove VAT from commercial rents! Separate tax revenues to deal with relevant shortfalls - (gas tax for road repair, utility VAT for distribution repair etc, garbage fines! for garbage collection on the sides of the roads etc!)
Stop thinking of capital spending at all until things are in order!
If you want more VAT you have to do your part first! Come on!
How about the government ONLY reduce taxes on healthier items and NOT remove anything from the age old bread basket list. If more taxes designed to promote healthy living is what they want then add further taxes to alcohol and cigarettes (leave freedom of choice with the individual!).
1) announce that no further work permit applications for this will be accepted or processed period for five years or other period to evaluate the effectiveness of the deterant. No further under the table deals will then be possible. Imagine the pressure relief on the system. 2) leagalize or deport those that are in the system already. 3) leagalize the current children born here that are stuck without any status and have never known anywhere else to call home due to no fault or action of their own. Real patriotic tax paying citizens should result. 4) obtain clear proof that NIB is being paid for all work permit holders prior to renewing any permit annually.
Regarding the school system - it is terrible and should be removed from government's list of business's they manage- subsidize and privatize the schools one at a time (public private partnerships?).
Agreed that the system of Duties is a failed system. BUT It does NOT make sense to give any government more money until those who have stolen from the consolidated f'ing fund are held accountable!
Do we see any concrete results yet? When will we get full transparency and the thieves locked up? When?
Perception is that things are/ will be better BUT is it just business as usual at the top?!!
STOP wasting / stealing our tax money before adding more taxes period!
The reality is that Bay Street is in as poor condition as it was 30 years ago and worse. That's our front yard and it is nasty for the most part.
We need a waterfront maritime museum, waterfront restaurants/ cafes with nice, clean and inviting outdoor seating all along the "market range", clean streets and alleys, residential buildings in the heart of town, a no tolerance policy for persons harassing tourists (selling drugs or whatever).
Perhaps add safe, Bahamian owned small boat activities along the waterfront.
Set target time lines for renewing the entire Bay Street strip (Nassau street) West to East (Deveaux) and publish the schedule so persons can come forward with investment/ development ideas and funding.
Remove all import duties on tourism related investments made by true tax paying Bahamian owned businesses for 5 years or more. Work towards easing the cost of doing business to grow the private sector. Grow the private sector by reducing taxes and you should in fact increase your tax revenue and the government's burden of needing to create jobs.
professionalbahamian says...
No licensing for boat or captain which means no insurance or inspection done ( which costs $50, not $20 and applies to everything that floats) ....
On Exuma boat blast ‘purely an accident’
Posted 7 July 2018, 6:30 a.m. Suggest removal
professionalbahamian says...
Makes sense BUT - taxation without government accountability is a waste of time. Public Private Partnerships or separating out the specific tax for the specific purpose might work.
On Airports 'haven't kept up' with tourism growth pace
Posted 14 June 2018, 5:36 a.m. Suggest removal
professionalbahamian says...
Well what a disconnected approach.
The way forward was Introduce VAT, reduce Government size!, reduce government employment over a reasonable period!, and reduce government spending!, and eliminate import duties to match VAT revenues.
Leadership needs to be honest with themselves - they have no intention of reducing the size of government or eliminating import duties- so quality of life suffers and private sector will shrink. Which idiot would believe that eliminating VAT on a $100 or less power bill wis going to help - what an insult.
What are revenues relating to VAT collected on food? Why would Government want to control what we eat?! - Eliminate VAT on all food! Tax alcohol and tobacco! Tax Gambling and make a national lottery! Remove VAT from health and life insurance and allow people to keep their policies! Remove VAT from commercial rents! Separate tax revenues to deal with relevant shortfalls - (gas tax for road repair, utility VAT for distribution repair etc, garbage fines! for garbage collection on the sides of the roads etc!)
Stop thinking of capital spending at all until things are in order!
If you want more VAT you have to do your part first!
Come on!
On BUDGET: VAT to rise from 7.5 percent to 12 percent
Posted 31 May 2018, 6:45 a.m. Suggest removal
professionalbahamian says...
How about the government ONLY reduce taxes on healthier items and NOT remove anything from the age old bread basket list.
If more taxes designed to promote healthy living is what they want then add further taxes to alcohol and cigarettes (leave freedom of choice with the individual!).
On Govt aiming to 'stop bread basket poison'
Posted 9 February 2018, 6:40 a.m. Suggest removal
professionalbahamian says...
Fasdeposit plus online banking saves huge amounts of time standing in line!
Eliminating the fasdeposit is just insulting to the customer and absolute crap. Fix it RBC.
On RBC's digital drive: Branch transactions may drop by 33%
Posted 5 December 2017, 6:13 a.m. Suggest removal
professionalbahamian says...
Thank You Mr D'Aguilar!
On National lottery ‘front and centre’
Posted 10 October 2017, 12:19 p.m. Suggest removal
professionalbahamian says...
To discourage the Haitian migrants:
1) announce that no further work permit applications for this will be accepted or processed period for five years or other period to evaluate the effectiveness of the deterant. No further under the table deals will then be possible. Imagine the pressure relief on the system.
2) leagalize or deport those that are in the system already.
3) leagalize the current children born here that are stuck without any status and have never known anywhere else to call home due to no fault or action of their own. Real patriotic tax paying citizens should result.
4) obtain clear proof that NIB is being paid for all work permit holders prior to renewing any permit annually.
Regarding the school system - it is terrible and should be removed from government's list of business's they manage- subsidize and privatize the schools one at a time (public private partnerships?).
On Immigration policy's impact on public services a 'serious threat' to national security
Posted 24 September 2017, 7:51 a.m. Suggest removal
professionalbahamian says...
Agreed that the system of Duties is a failed system.
BUT
It does NOT make sense to give any government more money until those who have stolen from the consolidated f'ing fund are held accountable!
Do we see any concrete results yet? When will we get full transparency and the thieves locked up? When?
Perception is that things are/ will be better BUT is it just business as usual at the top?!!
STOP wasting / stealing our tax money before adding more taxes period!
On Income tax is NOT ruled out
Posted 15 September 2017, 4:08 p.m. Suggest removal
professionalbahamian says...
More taxation in a struggling economy! Come on!
What's next - is Bahamas to license and tax google and amazon?
Still inadequate taxation on alcohol, and gambling houses right?
On Taxation focus ‘could scare’ vacation rentals
Posted 25 August 2017, 7:55 a.m. Suggest removal
professionalbahamian says...
The reality is that Bay Street is in as poor condition as it was 30 years ago and worse. That's our front yard and it is nasty for the most part.
We need a waterfront maritime museum, waterfront restaurants/ cafes with nice, clean and inviting outdoor seating all along the "market range", clean streets and alleys, residential buildings in the heart of town, a no tolerance policy for persons harassing tourists (selling drugs or whatever).
Perhaps add safe, Bahamian owned small boat activities along the waterfront.
Set target time lines for renewing the entire Bay Street strip (Nassau street) West to East (Deveaux) and publish the schedule so persons can come forward with investment/ development ideas and funding.
Remove all import duties on tourism related investments made by true tax paying Bahamian owned businesses for 5 years or more. Work towards easing the cost of doing business to grow the private sector. Grow the private sector by reducing taxes and you should in fact increase your tax revenue and the government's burden of needing to create jobs.
On Minister pledges cruise line reset
Posted 6 August 2017, 8:16 a.m. Suggest removal