Budget Day - October 2nd 2023

[bluefete]

^^^ I was following their online newspaper updates. Thanks though.

[redmanjp]

but why is this?

72% of businesses have no business bank account, 88% don't accept digital payments, 55%of individuals don’t know how to use mobile or web digital banking. A National Financial Inclusion Roadmap to be developed to assist the financially excluded.

[bluefete]

Tobago gets $2.5 billion in 2024.

[redmanjp]

^^^ I was following their online newspaper updates. Thanks though.

well they tired in truth - a 4 hr budget will do that- so it eh make sense to update 2 pages so they just updating twitter.

[bluefete]

FINALLY: Revenue and Expenses. 3 3/4 hours to get to this.

Oil price - US$85.00 per barrel

Gas price - US$5.00 / mmbtu

Revenue $54.012 billion
Expenditure $59.209 billion
Deficit $5.197 billion

Nonoil revenue = $35 billion.

[bluefete]

Minimum wage - $20.50 per hour - 1/1/2024

[redmanjp]

minimum wage increasing $17.50 to $20.50 /per hr from January 2024

[paid_influencer]

ah ha, manufacturers (1%) getting a tax cut on bsuiness levy

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

He mention gyass and diesel yet?

Seems it's Super gasoline to increase by 1.00 dollar, premium by 0.85 cents and diesel by 1.25 dollars?

[bluefete]

Cyber security tax allowance of $500,000.00 for 2 years

[bluefete]

He mention gyass and diesel yet?

Seems it's Super gasoline to increase by 1.00 dollar, premium by 0.85 cents and diesel by 1.25 dollars?

Did he announce this already? or you get a simi?

[paid_influencer]

nice changes, disallowing expenditure for tax-exempt income

[bluefete]

150% tax allowance up to $500k for sponsoring public and private schools.

[paid_influencer]

150% tax allowance for school sponsorship, nice

imbert doing good imo

[bluefete]

Sounds like he is winding up but he has not announced any increase in gas prices.

[paid_influencer]

He mention gyass and diesel yet?

Seems it's Super gasoline to increase by 1.00 dollar, premium by 0.85 cents and diesel by 1.25 dollars?

imbert want to know where that basket come from

[VexXx Dogg]

Duane post fake news. BAN HIM

[VexXx Dogg]

Take a 1 month vacation to Bantanamo. Zoomie will hold down admin for that time.

[paid_influencer]

"small open economy"

catch phrase from Manning days

but it not true. earlier in the budget I hear he setting up a system to preferentially give forex to some SMEs. So is economy by central planning/cronyism

[A172]

He mention gyass and diesel yet?

Seems it's Super gasoline to increase by 1.00 dollar, premium by 0.85 cents and diesel by 1.25 dollars?

u fall for this whatsapp forward?

[Dave]

He dispelled the rumours on gas increases reported in the newspapers.

[bluefete]

BACK PAY BY CHRISTMAS 2023 FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO TOOK 4%

ELECTIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[redmanjp]

200000 workers working at minimum wage

[bluefete]

200000 workers working at minimum wage

That is something else.

[paid_influencer]

200000 workers working at minimum wage

officially or unofficially?

[bluefete]

He putting ministers on election footing with PSIP of $6.2 billion.

[bluefete]

WAIT. DID HE JUST USE THE WORD "COMMUNITY PATROLS"?

The same ones they disbanded when they came into office?

[paid_influencer]

good budget give jack his jacket

[j.o.e]

WAIT. DID HE JUST USE THE WORD "COMMUNITY PATROLS"?

The same ones they disbanded when they came into office?

You mean the flashlight officers ?

[DMan7]

good budget give jack his jacket

PNM 2025!!!