PNM in Gov't(2015-2020)

[fokhan_96]

This was more the manifesto than the budget...

Great is the pnm next year....they just sealed victory

Eliteauto and rspann is well pleased

Please note some of the projects/measures come to fruition in 2021-2022 dat is confidence

[De Dragon]

There is one more Budget presentation before the next GE, just saying.

[Redman]

Tax free bulbs-even Rodney Charles get bright

[randolphinshan]

There is one more Budget presentation before the next GE, just saying.

Correct spoke to Keith GE will be held in January 2021, and Dragon PNM caring for you OJT get a raise in pay so vote wisely eh.

[De Dragon]

There is one more Budget presentation before the next GE, just saying.

Correct spoke to Keith GE will be held in January 2021, and Dragon PNM caring for you OJT get a raise in pay so vote wisely eh.

"Spoke" to Keith? With your mouth full?

[eliteauto]

"Spoke to Keith " and he told you he was calling elections 4 months after the dissolution of parliament?

[The_Honourable]

He probably speak to a keith but not growlers

[matr1x]

He spoke to his shrine to Keith. A latrine

[eliteauto]

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

* No more need for life certificates to be presented by pensioners to Treasury.

* Elimination of arrival forms at airports.

* Removal of all taxes and duties on LED bulbs for five years.

* Increase investment tax credit for energy companies from 20% to 25% to stimulate exploration and development investment from Jan 1, 2020.

* On-the-job-training increase stipends by 10% and increase intake for the programme to 8000 trainees from December 1, 2019.

* Increase of minimum wage from $15 to $17.50 per hour from December 1, 2019, to benefit 194,000 persons.

* Increase in personal goods that can be imported without incurring Custom duties from $3,000 to $5,000 from December 1, 2019.

* Increase in tax allowance from $3M to $6M for corporate sponsorship of nationals in sporting activities, culture, arts, culture, audiovisual production, the local fashion industry.

* To amend Corporative Societies Act to increase the limit of $5,000 to transfer of shares to another person on death of a member, to $50,000.

* Increase wages of CEPEP workers by 15% and increase fees paid to CEPEP workers by 15% from December 1, 2019.

* Increase wages of URP workers by 15% from December 1, 2019.

* Daily-paid workers in Public Service be eligible for minimum Public Service pension of $3,500/month. This will be a contributory pension plan. Will take effect in 2020.

* Ban importation of styrofoam in the food industry and to terminate use of plastic water bottles in government offices from January 1, 2020.

* Removal of all taxes and duties on all inputs for farmers. Farming to become a tax-free industry.

* $3 billion in interest-bearing government bonds to registered VAT businesses to meet their VAT arrears. Tenure of 5 years and interest of 1.5% per annum.

* New operator for the Magdelena Grand in Tobago. Hotel to be rebranded under the new operator.

* 25 buses will be on roads by December 2019 powered by CNG.

* T&T Revenue Authority will become operational in fiscal 2020.

* Point Fortin highway scheduled to be completed at the end of 2020.

* Curepe Interchange to be commissioned by March 2020.

* New license plates for more security and to prevent fraud.

* Parking meters in Port-of-Spain and San Fernando.

* Traffic tickets to be paid through TTPost, freeing up the courts from the burden of ticket fines.

* Two new state-of-the-art fast ferries in 2020.

* Restoration of President's House is nearing completion and will soon be occupied by the president.

* Heritage Petroleum Limited already profitable. Revenue of $3.287B in first three quarters resulting in net profit of $543.5M.

* bpTT made payment of $1B in 2019 and Shell US$282M or $1.9B as settlement of arrears and legacy payments.

* Replacement of all incandescent bulbs to more energy-efficient ones to households free of charge across Trinidad and Tobago - 400,000.

* 6,000 new houses by December 2020 and 3,000 per annum thereafter.

* New housing loan initiative where low-interest loans will be made available with Govt guarantees up to $300,000 to people who want to build their own homes.

* New Sangre Grande hospital due in November 2021.

* $60M Roxborough hospital with commissioning scheduled for 2021.

* Daycare centres to cater for children under three years old for female-headed households who meet necessary criteria.

* Homeless females displaced by conflict, violent crimes etc - proposed centres to be established by the HDC with support of the business community in specific geographical areas, to provide temporary relief to women who are homeless.

* 200 tablets for police vehicles for immediate referencing of traffic offenders, 50 dashboard cameras, 300 body cameras, surveillance drones, polygraph equipment & drug-testing equipment for police officers.

* Approval to THA to utilise bond financing up to $300M to finance critical projects based on credit-worthiness of THA.

[The_Honourable]

Hmm...

[shake d livin wake d dead]

shitlickers following in Maduro's steps...oh what a path we going down

[shake d livin wake d dead]

How much of them in venezuela have electricity now

[toyolink]

The budget seems very much like the snack thing sunshine shooting into the crowd during CPL.
On another note slowly but surely the levels of expenditure on the more 'vulnerable' are returning to previous levels.

[Redman]

WRONG THREAD

[Monk BANzai]

FYI: Not only Malcolm Jones get off, Ken Julien also even though the Privy Council ruled that the eTecK board can go after him for corporate negligence.

Breaking News: Privy Council overturns local courts decision on MALCOLM JONES and Petrotrin. Finds Faris WRONG.

STATEMENT FROM CLAIMANT

Early this morning the Law Lords at the Privy Council delivered a landmark victory in my favor against Petrotrin. This was the first Freedom of Information case to reach the Privy Council and the victory is especially important as it had previously been defeated in both the High Court and Court of Appeal. By reversing both local courts, the Privy Council has thereby reaffirmed the strong rights which average citizens such as myself possess under the FOIA in accessing confidential information. For this I must congratulate the team of attorneys led by Mr. Richard Clayton QC and Mr. Anand Ramlogan SC on their expertise that led to this triumph.

The sequence of events whereby Mr. Vincent Nelson QC and Mr. Russel Martineau SC provided strong and detailed legal opinions for the institution of legal proceedings against Petrotrin's Executive President Malcolm Jones for negligence and breach of statutory duty is in stark contrast to Mr. Nelson's sudden later advice that led to the claim being abandoned by the present PNM administration. Nelson's flip-flop was criticized by the Law Lords at the Privy Council during the course of the hearing because its timing and content gave rise to much suspicion. Communications Minister Maxie Cuffie was singled out for mention in the judgement because he was apparently able to predict this strange turn of events when announced at a press conference three days before Nelson gave his advice that the claim against Malcolm Jones was likely to be withdrawn of dismissed. It begs the question, how did Maxie Cuffie know this was going to happen in advance?

To make matters worse, the claim against Jones was abandoned without consulting Mr, Russel Martineau SC who had also given a strong legal opinion to then AG Anand Ramlogan, recommending that the case be pursued. Why was the PNM government so anxious and quick to rely upon Nelson's two paragraph advice to withdraw a billion dollar claim on Jones without having the benefit of a second opinion from the other Senior Counsel?

This judgement now raises concerns regarding the credibility of Mr. Vincent Nelson QC, and as such the following questions must now be answered:
Was Mr. Nelson conspiring with the PNM government to facilitate a predetermined political agenda to abandon the case?
Was Mr. Nelson's legal advice a mere smokescreen that was designed to provide cover for a political fait accompli?
Why did Mr. Nelson even bother to comment on the merits of the case when he was simply asked to advise on the limited issue of whether the arbitration witness statements could be disclosed in the High Court case against Mr. Jones?
Was Malcolm Jones' appointment to Cabinet Standing Committee on Energy whilst the case was pending an indication that the PNM government had already decided to ditch the case?
How much was Vincent Nelson QC paid for his advice that led to the abandonment to the case against Mr. Malcolm Jones?

If Mr. Nelson was part of a political conspiracy designed to provided slim legal justification to abandon the very case he had strongly recommended be pursued when the UNC was in government, then recent events regarding his evidence against Mr. Anand Ramlogan SC and Gerald Ramdeen must be carefully examined to determine whether he is once again singing for his supper. After all, Mr. Nelson initially advised then Attorney General Anand Ramlogan to pursue the case, before suddenly changing his mind when the PNM administration came into office.

The current Attorney General, Mr. Al Rawi must also come clean on this matter and explain why they have been so secretive with the witness statements which Mr. Nelson used when forming his opinion. I have been fighting for public justice to secure disclosure of those witness statements to determine whether a political conspiracy involving powerful figures in the PNM government and legal advisors led to the toppling of a billion dollar case that could have saved the jobs of over 5,000 Petrotrin employees.

I have nothing personal to gain in this journey for public justice. This is therefore a victory for the citizens of this country who have a right to know the truth about the political machinations that occur behind closed doors to their detriment. Make no mistake about it, the failed Gas-to-liquids project that cost Petrotrin and our taxpayers billions of dollars is directly responsible for its present closure and the consequent economic hardship. Every Petrotrin employee has suffered a grave injustice and we must demand answers and stop playing games!

[zoom rader]

There is one more Budget presentation before the next GE, just saying.

Correct spoke to Keith GE will be held in January 2021, and Dragon PNM caring for you OJT get a raise in pay so vote wisely eh.

"Spoke" to Keith? With your mouth full?

Ha

[zoom rader]

Men fail to see the light.

Electricity will be ramped up soon. They already hinted to conserve electricity. They just training you all like good dogs.

[one eye]

The country has been more productive since PNM has regained power. Kamla mamaguy everybody with those laptops. This country benefits the most under the PNM.

[rspann]

The country has been more productive since PNM has regained power. Kamla mamaguy everybody with those laptops. This country benefits the most under the PNM.

The indians and the syrians benefit. Poor black people crying blood but they don't do it out loud because they don't bad talk the PNM.

[Monk BANzai]

The country has been more productive since PNM has regained power. Kamla mamaguy everybody with those laptops. This country benefits the most under the PNM.

The indians and the syrians benefit. Poor black people crying blood but they don't do it out loud because they don't bad talk the PNM.

Black people don't? Why just the......oh my bad...you're using Tuner Demographics as your Political yardstick again.

Silly me.

[matix]

The country has been more productive since PNM has regained power. Kamla mamaguy everybody with those laptops. This country benefits the most under the PNM.

Yes I agree, crime productivity has increased, lack of health care has increased, poor quality of life has increased. All thanks to the PNM.

Great is the PNM

[ScHoolboySoloQ]

Since 1987 Manning was aware of this sh1tlicker but his own PNM supporters kicked him out. Manning had his ways but he was always a man of class. Birds of a feather flock together!

[pugboy]

Marlene in the back there, she was one of his few main supporters then
Hence refusal to pull her up

[maj. tom]

I am impressed at how Mr. Manning was always so well dressed for his job, as well as his speaking tone in Parliament. I only appreciated it after seeing how the current fool summons his flock.

[Rovin]

bulb done send out aready ....

[rspann]

The country has been more productive since PNM has regained power. Kamla mamaguy everybody with those laptops. This country benefits the most under the PNM.

The indians and the syrians benefit. Poor black people crying blood but they don't do it out loud because they don't bad talk the PNM.

Black people don't? Why just the......oh my bad...you're using Tuner Demographics as your Political yardstick again.

Silly me.

Silly you. I said POOR, black people. You know it's true, ask any body from the poorer class how hard life is for them now. I speak to a wide cross section all the time and people are complaining how hard things are and it's getting worse. Listen to the call in programmes and you will hear .The rich keep on getting the benefits while the poor vote for hopes which are never fulfilled. The same contractors that were favorites with the UNC who were vilified before the last elections and at the start of this govt's first few months ,are suddenly PNM contractors.
Why I said poor black people ,is because the poorer indians depend less on the govt for assistance because they often have other resources and family help. Poor people in the PNM controlled areas are the ones who suffer after they put their support behind a Govt who they expect to help them. And it is not now this happening.

[rspann]

I am impressed at how Mr. Manning was always so well dressed for his job, as well as his speaking tone in Parliament. I only appreciated it after seeing how the current fool summons his flock.

Patrick Manning was a gentleman. A man of class and very well spoken. This one now is a total wajang with no class at all.

[pugboy]

the first month after he win he was talking slow and carefully but yuh can’t paint over a zebra stripes for long

I am impressed at how Mr. Manning was always so well dressed for his job, as well as his speaking tone in Parliament. I only appreciated it after seeing how the current fool summons his flock.

Patrick Manning was a gentleman. A man of class and very well spoken. This one now is a total wajang with no class at all.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Let me clarify something for you all wrt to "tax free farmers"...what utter fckery...

1: of all the farmers in Trinidad, at least 1% are registered..and the "tax free incentive" apply to these farmers only..

2: majority of those registered don't pay taxes...why?? Because nothing is in place to collect taxes from farmers...how much farmers you see giving receipts for purchases?

3: farmers are trying to be registered but food production ministry in a mess...I waited 3 years for my farmers badge...

So all that fckery people talking tax free farming
..come outa it..

[pugboy]

Budget = mamaguy