Comments on: Minister Richards: Construction Payroll Tax Relief

By: And so?

And so? — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:51:30 +0000

It is only for new bermudian hires. Areyou happy now?

By: Kunta

Kunta — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 01:07:53 +0000

And de construction owners are laughing all de way to de Bank by paying their workers minimal wage(cheap foreign labor) and pathetic benefits.

By: Alvin Williams

Alvin Williams — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 00:53:26 +0000

Government social assistance for the better off in an area that is happy to lay off Bermudians and keep it’s non-Bermudian employees.

By: birdie

birdie — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 00:02:41 +0000

This is so wrong companies get the tax relief but the employees still have to pay. Why not have tax relief on only hired Bermudian employees this may give construction co’s the incentive to hire more locals. Everything this Govt is doing is nothing to benefit us people.

By: SMH

SMH — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:43:19 +0000

Ha,,that’s a good one, funny. If your being serious, please send me all your $ and I’ll invest it for you….promise

By: JustAskin2

JustAskin2 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:32:18 +0000

Maybe Bermuda is not really all that broke and all of the complaints about being so is just a political ploy.

By: nuffin but the truth

nuffin but the truth — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:14:05 +0000

so you let the Construction have relief but take from the Pensioners,
that’s a smack in the mouth to the old folk that broke their backs to build Bermuda..
if that’s the best you can do…GET CRACKIN’ BOY!

funny how you can find the money to go to France which is extremely expensive to stay in their hotels and eat in their restaurants…
I wonder just how much that failed trip cost the Bermudian Public which could have been well used in Bermuda on far more urgent things!

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:01:33 +0000

Where were you the last 14 years when we were all taking it up the backside while they spent our $ and created debt that we will never be able to pay off? Or was that OK but now it’s a problem?

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:55:21 +0000

A furlong day isn’t really taking it on the chin. Speak to people in the private industry and see what stories they have. According to you Bermuda doesn’t need a Premier so you can get your furlong day back? SMH. That was a kiss on the cheek compared to what needs to happen to make the size of our civil service sustainable. SMH

By: frank

frank — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:39:15 +0000

also get rid of the jr. ministers no need for them the back bench should be able to help the ministers with what ever help they need
and get rid of some government cars like why does the library need a kia soul da and make the police pay their own health insurance

By: Truth Seeker

Truth Seeker — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:05:53 +0000

You better stop taking money from your Govvenment workers in the name of a furlough day. Stop this smoke screen way of running the Country. Construction work is no booming business. You obviously have money to give away. If you truly want to and need to save money start with you and the Preimiers position. Why does a country 70,000 strong need to figure heads. The Preimiers job is irrelevant and is merely a smoke screen job. Get rid of it and the Premiers residence and the cost to secure that residence.