Video: Opposition Reply To 2018/19 Budget
[Updated] Opposition Leader and Shadow Finance Minister Jeanne Atherden will deliver the Opposition’s Reply to the 2018/19 Budget in the House of Assembly today [Feb 23], and you can watch the reply from Parliament via a live video below, which is set to begin sometime after 10.00am.
Increasing access to capital for Bermudians by reforming the 60/40 rule to one that only requires 40% Bermudian ownership and providing tax reductions to those earning less than $96,000 were two of the initiatives unveiled as Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt delivered the 2018 Budget in the House of Assembly last week Friday.
In addition to the Budget Reply, the Order Paper [PDF] indicates other matters are scheduled for today in Parliament including the “Bermuda Hospitals Board Annual Report 2012-2013” lay for information of the House of Assembly by Health Minister Kim Wilson, and the “Sale and Purchase Agreement between the Trustees of the Sandys Secondary Middle School and the Government of Bermuda” lay for consideration of the House by Public Works Minister Lt/Col David Burch.
In addition, Bills scheduled for today included “Psychological Practitioners Amendment Act 2018” and “Land Tax Temporary Amendment Act 2018.”
Today’s session of the House of Assembly starts at 10.00am and Ms Atherden is expected to deliver the Budget Reply sometime this morning, and when it begins we will update this article with the live video, and you can also keep an eye on Bernews Facebook page for the video, and view all our coverage of the 2018/19 Budget here.
Live video replay below, fast forward past the first few minutes to when it actually begins
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