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Opressive tax
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2009-09-11 01:56:00 AM
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I have one house that is my home. I got the house by hard work and years of payments to the bank. Now that I have a roof over my head, you want me to pay again? For What?
You have squandered billions of dollars on failed projects and conferences. Thrown money around like some big sarwartie and now you coming by me because you brokes. You want to send work to Grenada and St. Vincent while I go hungry and have no money. But you raising taxes on we. An you bold face enough to tell me that you care. You don't care, you giving yourself big salary and motor car, entertainment allowance with my money while you keep me in poverty. You getting fat while I trying to live on a grant. Tell me again, let me hear. You care.
Fed up in St James.
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Is this Property Tax a Done Deal ?
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2009-09-10 8:46:00 PM
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Does this mean that the people's cry, to reconsider the Property Tax, is being totally ignored?
Do we not deserve the courtesy of a rebuttal?
And precisely what will be the formula to be used in arriving at this ATV?
Will there be the opportunity to appeal or dispute the 'surprise' bill to be mailed in March?
Many 'small people' operate businesses downstairs or in front their homes. How will these properties be classified. KRM |
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Government Ripoff during recession times
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2009-09-10 11:57:00 PM
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While I understand that the property tax system might need an overhaul, how can a sound mind raise taxes between 10-20 times of the previous tax rate. A gradual increase over a number of years is the norm in 'civilised' countries, but T&T is not known for being civilised anyhow.
Other countries lower interest rates during recession. Trinidad simply keeps milking the population of T&T. |
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March Date 2 Pay Land Taxes
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2009-09-11 04:30:00 AM
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Inspite of all our cries and comments, this gov't ignored us again and have now set a date for the payment of our land taxes.How are we who are already struggling to survive manage? What about we Pensioners and lowly paid workers? Does Manning and his gov't really care? After wasting and over spending our tax and oil money all these years and living the good life at our expense,we now have to foot not only our bills,but also the life they have grown accustomed too. Shame on them. Concerned Pple |
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prooerty tax
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2009-09-11 06:10:00 AM
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I think it is unfair for home owners to pay these huge amounts. It seems as though we are being punished for owning a property.In addition to ongoing maintenence, increase electricity and being metered for water, this is making people paupers. |
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Let us know.
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2009-09-11 06:28:00 AM
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So it is the equivalent rental value of residential buildings on which the tax is based. So what is it based for commercial business, industrial and agricultural? |
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March date for new land taxes
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2009-09-11 05:18:00 AM
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I am a pensioner and it is so frustrating to have to pay this new tax. I have worked hard and sacrificed so that I can own a home when I retire. How am I going to afford this new tax from a meagre monthly pension? |
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Something else for them to screw up
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2009-09-11 01:31:00 AM
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Will be interesting to see if they can run this smoothly, or whether or not it'll be run much like the passport debacle. My feeling is the latter. What's happening with the passports, and where are the reports!? This is a pertinent issue as they are basically holding people to ransom because of their incompetence! |
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New Taxes
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2009-09-11 06:06:00 AM
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This news has me so stressed that I cannot even find the words i want to express on this new tax. I am close to retirement and have recently paid off for my house. I am a single person. Could the minister of finance or her prime minister tell me where i am going to get extra thousands of dollars to pay just for property taxes and i still have to eat pay utilities bills etc. what am i to do? I am literally scared, believe me. I cannot wait for Clive Nunez to mount a demonstration. This government needs to be taught a lesson. and for the die heart PNMites, rain does not fall on one man's house. Just remember! |
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more money for Manning to waste
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2009-09-11 07:04:00 AM
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well well, they found a way to benefit from the smelter after all. Take good agri land, convert it to project housing and polluting factories. I get it now, reduce agricultural output, increase pollution output, increase tax revenue to the government, GREAT plan Mr. Manning. give me a break!!! |
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Ultimate Madness
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2009-09-11 03:09:00 AM
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No public consultation no discussions, after they squander billions they now look upon the poor and middle class to feed their habit..Were are our voices how much more must or can we take… |
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New land taxes
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2009-09-11 05:58:00 AM
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Something smells fishy here! I am presently paying 10% of my ATV as taxes on my property. Is it that there is going to be a reduction in taxes with the 3% now proposed? What a caring Gov't. |
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Hand it over or else.........
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2009-09-11 05:42:00 AM
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We, the people, cannot allow the Government to bully us into giving up even more of our financial ressources. This is outright extortion by the Government because if you do not pay, they will punish you. It is really immaterial that it is done through legal channels to give the impression that it is moral. This institutionalized extortion! Where will this injustice end? |
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Higher taxes
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2009-09-11 1:31:00 PM
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Nothing can spare the Citizens from higher taxed and overall inflation.
Change the Government,stop voting "RACE", judge the overall situation by facts not "TALK". |
