26 results returned for search: "tax reform commission AND " category "Opinion Writer"
Economic cheer is thin on the island due to the imminent perfect storm which is aggressively developing for 2023, says One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Cole Simons
“We cannot lie our way through it. We cannot manipulate our way through it. We cannot save our country if we only tell you what we think you want to hear.
“The lack of transparency around this deal [Fairmont Southampton] and the urgency to g...
DATE: Nov 18, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Rolfe Commissiong
Joe Biden announced last week that he had issued a general pardon for all those convicted of the federal crime of simple cannabis possession. This applies to about 6,500 people and possibly numerous others convicted of the same crime in the District ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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Like all of you, I recently received the Government’s mailing “What the 2022-23 Budget means to you”.
This slick piece of political promotion by the Progressive Labour Party government is further proof that David Burt’s government lacks any true idea...
DATE: Jun 28, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Douglas De Couto
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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CATEGORY:
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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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robert Stubbs
The Inter-Agency Committee for Children and Families welcomes the Government’s 2020 Throne Speech.
From early in the speech and throughout, the Government makes a clear commitment to social priorities.
In 2014, the IAC conducted a comprehensive Asse...
DATE: Nov 16, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nicola Paugh
Open, programmable money is changing the way we understand and use money. It will reform how we interact with each other in ways that will drive new efficiencies and opportunities. It will allow us to enhance the traditional concept of money to chang...
DATE: Aug 14, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
Readers, take a look at the table accompanying this article. Have I missed or duplicated anything?
Reviewing the Tax Reform Commission report, all 76 pages, requires more study time than publishing deadlines permitted. I encourage you all to have a ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
