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- Tribunal Still Pending
- PMA Spared!
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- VAT Implementation Effective October 1st
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- “FAREWELL”
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15 comments:
So the LPM party was right all along? I thought it was a big joke when I heard them talking about it. My apologies for ridiculing them. I promise to pay closer attention next time.
Knock knock who's there? Me Kenny, Kenny who? Kenny the the IRS man.Pay up or else I seize everything you own.
Vat is going to make it worse. Looshans know how to evade paying up and Mr. Anthony with is free loading budget for Better Days does not help.
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Why dont they publicize who the tax cheaters are.
Kenny should look to Canada to help implement the process.
So the LPM party was right all along? I thought it was a big joke when I heard them talking about it. My apologies for ridiculing them. I promise to pay closer attention next time.
09th June 2012
LPM STATEMENT
The SLP government needs to inherit equity to safeguard potential losses now and in the future
The Lucian People’s Movement (LPM) says that the Government of Saint Lucia’s options to forego millions and discount outstanding payments to Inland Revenue is a cause for concern.
The LPM position is simple. Instead of losing EC$32.6 million in outstanding hotel accommodation tax (HAT) payments paid by visitors and not remitted to Inland Revenue, the government has missed an opportunity to be partial owners and inherit equity in hotels and business consortiums in the form of preferred shares on behalf of the people of Saint Lucia.
The LPM states that the primary objectives of this proposal are as follows:
* Establish on-location oversight for day-to-day operations, and participate in high-level decision making
* Play a sensible role in assisting hotels and business consortiums to achieve compliance and pay Inland Revenue on time
* Upon meeting objectives, turn over government’s preferred shares to the entities in question, with interest, payable to Inland Revenue
* Should all else fail and liquidation be required, give the government and people of Saint Lucia the first piece of the pie
“The State has to take the responsibility for allowing that culture to germinate and take hold in the society. When persons do not pay taxes as require by law the State turns a blind eye,” Dr. Anthony said.
He then turned to the hotel sector calling for an understanding as to why that sector has an outstanding tax liability of $36 million.
“How do we explain that?” Dr. Anthony asked.
“Mind you these are taxes (hotel occupancy tax) that are imposed on guests or holiday packages that are collected but yet not remitted. How do we explain that? Why do we allow it to happen?” the prime minister inquired.
It is hoped that the introduction of VAT will deal with situations like that and bring all those who felt they could avoid the tax man into line.
http://www.thevoiceslu.com/let_and_op/2012/june/09_06_12/The_SLP.htm
At every speaking engagement, Ms Carolyn Troubetzkoy, owner of Jade Mountain and head of the SLHTA would encourage the government to keep promoting the island.
This year there is about $34 million in the budget to do just that.
And now we are learnig that many of these hotels are not paying the taxes that are due to the government which could be used to help promote the island.
Honestly, these foreign hotel owners are here to ripped-off St.Lucia; they are not our friends, they are our enemies.
This is just a smoke screen.
The hotleiers will be asked to pay depending on their relationship to the political leadership .Do not expect this SLP Administration to ask for the money from their friends who supported their election campaign in Nov 2011.
All the hoteliers have to do is give them a few free rooms for a week or two and everything will be forgotten.
Check back here in a year and see how much of the tax has been collected.
This country is a complo between the political and business leadership.
Third World underdeveloped kleptocracy !
Right on brother! Kenny knows it is all BS.
The HOTELS have a name:
Are they in Rodney Bay; Cap Estate: On the cause way:Labrolette bay;
in Soufriere, Vieux Fort:
Where are they?- this is a joke.
And the SLP Government expect the poor and business operators to charge customers 15% VAT, hold it for the inland revenue for 15-30 days, account for it and then remit to the inland revenue.
Simply, if the Hotels will not pay accommodation tax your expect the people to pay VAT...!!
Dream on!!Better days!!
That is so sad. The industry which should be transforming St. Lucia's economy is now an albatross around the neck of the country's economy. What's makes it worse, we are being told that it is the pillar of our economy..lol..lol..If the pillar is so rotten then there is no house. The SLP government must move quickly to create a new industry and to regulate the tourism sector.
"... We should have remained British. Martinique and Guadeloupe still enjoy the sweet milk of their masters, we are down and out...."
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Take it one step further and say we should have remained slaves.
What hotels ? Where the list ?
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