3 results returned for search: "tax reform commission AND " category "Opinion" author Robert Stubbs
In the final part of this series, we return to where we began with the Premier and his austerity budget. Austerity budgets and economic recoveries are contradictions in terms — budgets that rely solely on spending cuts to reduce deficits are not cond...
DATE: Mar 22, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robert Stubbs
So what can we learn from Bermuda’s 2018 tax reform debacle? Three perennial problems for the island are underscored by these unfortunate events. The first is Bermuda’s lack of competent policymakers — in the One Bermuda Alliance as well as the Progr...
DATE: Mar 21, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robert Stubbs
Beneath all the smoke and mirrors of David Burt’s Budget Statement delivered on February 25 lay the stark reality that he was proposing yet another austerity budget. As the Budget details show, Bermuda’s deficit reduction in the coming year will be a...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robert Stubbs