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Bermuda can expect to grow the economy by 2.5 to 4.5 per cent from next year, the Government’s National Economic Report of Bermuda has predicted. The 2021 report, released alongside the annual Budget statement, said the island could expect an increa...

Workers at the Fairmont Southampton will get increased wages because of a new collective bargaining agreement highlighted in the Budget statement. But the hotel may initiate layoffs if occupancy falls below 85 per cent compared with the 75 per cent t...

Bermuda’s fintech-friendly policies have made the island a global leader in the industry, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt, also the finance minister, said during a breakdown of the 2022-23 Bermuda Budget that three digital asset businesses had...

The burden of the high costs of labour and doing business in Bermuda will be lightened for hotel developers by an extension of concessions, the Premier said. David Burt, also the Minister of Finance, highlighted that some Caribbean destinations offer...

Reduced electricity bills could be in the pipeline if government revenue and expenditure pan out as predicted this year. The pledge was one of several relief measures promised by David Burt, the Premier and finance minister, during yesterday’s Budget...

In yesterday’s Budget Statement, David Burt made this observation: “There are many persons in our community who, in some way, shape or form, have become disillusioned by politics and government.” The reason for this, the Premier and now finance minis...

Welcome to The Royal Gazette’s live coverage of the 2022 Budget presented by David Burt, the Premier and finance minister. The speech has just finished. We will continue to provide updates and reaction through the day.

Typically, opinions about the upcoming Budget given in the days and hours before it is delivered are exercises in futility. The Budget is usually already written and should be coming back from the printers by the time most of these viewpoints are de...

A balanced Budget has been pushed back a year to 2024-25, the Premier said last night. David Burt, who is now also the Minister of Finance, explained that the postponement was needed to let the Government implement its economic recovery plan and fund...

With the announcement that Curtis Dickinson resigned his Cabinet post came the obvious question: who will take his place? Since the Progressive Labour Party returned to power in 2017, the Government has had two finance ministers. Several legislators ...

Curtis Dickinson, a career banker who transitioned to politics in 2018, brought substantial private sector experience, particularly overseas, to his career as finance minister under the Progressive Labour Party. One of his top roles as minister was u...