Comments on: Government Launches Vendor Payment Hotline

By: Young Black Heart

Young Black Heart — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:07:26 +0000

Why do we need to spend more money on a hotline to help keep track of accounts payable all of a sudden? Why is this needed? What has our country’s finance department been doing all this time?

WTF! I want answers as to why this is necessary all of a sudden!

By: amazing

amazing — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:23:36 +0000

Yes, if we pay your payroll tax even one day late there are huge penalties. I think businesses on this island should turn that right back around on them! How sad is the state of affairs that a hotline is needed to deal with the problem.

By: Hmmmmmm

Hmmmmmm — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:12:15 +0000

Amateurs!

By: Mad Dawg

Mad Dawg — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:11:00 +0000

Why do they need a hotline? They’re the Government. Don’t they know when they’re late paying something?

It’s all a stupid PR exercise. They just borrowed $475m and they’re paying on time. This hotline will disappear when the money runs out.

By: Opressed

Opressed — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:08:07 +0000

Did they hire more staff for the “hot line”?

By: Pay Them

Pay Them — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:50:04 +0000

Even though you may have a hot line try having the people responsible for Acct Payable to imput the information. I know as I see it each day as some of thses air head civil servants sit on their butts and not do their jobs. Hence vendors not paid and cant buy from them.

This is a good thing now they can hold workers accountable I hope but fat chance.

By: Unbelievable

Unbelievable — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:11:27 +0000

Cogland
ROFLMAO!!!!

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:32:38 +0000

The available funding will last until the next Budget. Remember part of the proceeds of the $475 million Bond was used to pay off the $200 million overdraft with BNTB. That can now be reactivated again, increasing the debt by the same amount but without anyone knowing about it.

By: Family Man

Family Man — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:15:37 +0000

That will last until the proceeds of the bond sale run out. 4 months? 5 months?

Enough time for an election.

By: Zombie Apocalypse

Zombie Apocalypse — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:00:54 +0000

Very good question. Why is GEHI not included, and how far behind are they?

On another point, perhaps the Government could also publicise a list of employers behind with Social Security and Payroll Tax returns.

By: pebblebeach

pebblebeach — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:36:34 +0000

Just pay the darn Vendors as invoiced as they have delivered their services…what is so difficult about that…are we having money management problems of sorts up there in Cogland…

By: Bermuda Refugee

Bermuda Refugee — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:17:19 +0000

i’ll give you a HOT LINE:

- UMUM MA GET SOME MONEY. help a refugeeee outtttttttttttttt!

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:15:39 +0000

‘Here’s’

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:13:20 +0000

He’s an idea: rather than setting up a hotline, how about just having the Government bloody well pay within 30 days? Is that so hard?

By: whatever

whatever — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:50:18 +0000

and is that an average of the total number of invoices processed – i.e. do they pay all the miniscule invoices on time and let the big ones drag on unpaid for months?

It’s fun to manipulate statistics to make you look like you are doing better than you really are – just ask the BDOT and their awesome arrivals graphs!

By: WTF

WTF — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:31:38 +0000

“90% of all government departments average 30 days or less for the payment of their invoices.”…Does this not mean if they ‘average’ 30 days or less, that half of their payments are over 30 days?

By: Truth is killin' me...

Truth is killin' me... — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:27:33 +0000

A lot of BSING going on these days!!!

By: 1st Step is Admittance

1st Step is Admittance — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:44:42 +0000

Soooo…is this government now admitting to being late on payments?

Only 11 more steps to go!!!

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:44:21 +0000

So this covers all Government vendors who have invoices unpaid after 30 days, except GEHI Vendors. This sounds rather strange considering the connection with the recent issue involving dentists and GEHI. Maybe the Junior Minister could clarify why GEHI is not included, and how far behind they are in their payments.

By: 1minute

1minute — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:41:23 +0000

Is it that many people that Government hasn’t paid that a special hotline is needed?