Fact is Bermudians are not better off than we were 2 years ago and the future prospects for new business are not strong.

The criticism is warranted and the GVT or supporters should not take it so personally.

If they/we are failing to make a meaningful difference. So be it. Change course and try something different. Repeating the same things that don’t work will have the same results.

fools

The end result, with now have a service that isn’t reliable, and well run. The management cant adapt and manage as needed. So why would the public been kind to the drivers and respect them. Why should we support them? Why would the management and ministers go out of their way to help when they have left kids, adults and seniors stranded MANY TIMES! This is the effect of demanding what you want instead or getting what you deserve. Eventually, nobody wants to be apart of your world.

You’re just a PLP hater pointing out these facts.

“In Bermuda, for years Bermudian consumers have complained about pricing, customer service levels and the range or variety of products or garments available on the island. We all know there are malls on the east coast that have come to know Bermudians and their buying power exceptionally well. With the advent of online shopping as a viable option, it is clear that this global trend will continue to factor into local retail sales.”

Except, even accounting for the fractional increases in online sales in January and February, retail sales value would still be down $1.3M for February and $1M for January.

Keep asking the questions OBA…

This will have an adverse affect on new companies coming to the Island that would have otherwise broadened the Gvt’s revenue generation base.

It is clear that the Gvt is concerned that they are loosing the support of the country–thus the echo chamber is being fired up by the Gvt communication staff.

See it for what it is Bermuda!

You even had Pastors march and organizing on the PLPs behalf! Now where is he? If there are no marches and not even one single meeting or march organized since the PLP was elected are we to assume that he is happy with the way things are? Or was it all a political lie. And many wonder why our youth no longer attend Church.

No wonder the PLP loves and stick to their base.

Same for motor vehicles?
And service stations?

This whole article is nothing but an example of utter stupidity.

let me explain something to you.

The average item import has a duty rate of 25%. Retailers with al their overhead PAY THE SAME F’N AMOUNT as everyone else buying online. So while the individual pays the same, the retailer must pay rent and utilities which is expected. However, YOUR GOVERNMENT HAS INCREASES EVERYTHING and made it impossible to survive.

Payroll tax UP
Import Duty UP
Health insurance – WAY UP!
Terminal Handling Fees – UP
Government Package Tax – UP
TCD – UP
Social Insurance Up
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates – UP
Company Registration Fees Up-

And if a business is fortunate enough to make a profit – you now want a piece of that too. You are now taking dividends.

SO IF YOU KNOQW THAT RETAILERS ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE AGAINST THE AMAZONS ETC…why are you sticking it to the retailers!

Are you and the PLP are clueless, deceptive or just don’t care.

No one has proposed to do that. Why must politicians in Bermuda be so reactionary and anti immigrant.

The politician is right to point out the demise of retail sales, but most jurisdictions have a plan to reduce and redress the imbalance. I note that he had none. That is hardly putting Bermudians first. What is the PLP doing to increase internal demand for goods and services besides increasing the size of the civil service?

The sad reality is the PLP is increasing the cost of living for all Bermudians through a myriad of taxes and tax increases, simply because it has no other avenues of revenue creation to sustain the bloated civil service payroll monster the PLP was more than happy to bolster after winning the 2017 election. Greed is apparently fine for Mr. Scott, so long as it is the Government leading the charge with taking money out of Bermudian families’ pockets!

Get real and come back to Earth please, Mr. Scott… The only way the country is going get better on all fronts, is the day you and your compatriots have the collective realisation that ALL Bermudians should and MUST be put above the party.

WE need to totally get real here. Mr. Scott is not an economist and he has no professional credentials to make this assessment.

where is the Minister of finance on this–he has an investment banking background and should be speaking on it.

This type of rhetoric is irresponsible and damaging to the country’s future prospects.

Not Helpful Michael Scott, not helpful at all…

have the Premier seen this and approved the release of this statemetn?

Also- I thought the finance minister said that online sales are now incorporated in the retail sales figure. So not sure what MP Scott is on about re: online shopping and shopping overseas.

Pee El Pee – making Bermudians worse off since 1998!! Keep drinking de titty milk!! Hahahaha!!

We live among a substantial number of Bermudians who are perfectly content being screwed by their PLP government. Any other government has no chance.

Where are the protests and marchers? It is high time to have people pounding the pavement!!

Meanwhile, in Cayman, it appears the reality is somewhat different.

When are the PLP going to take their collective heads out of the sand and actually f*****g do something for Bermuda.

Not everyone is a sheep Mr. Scott.

This is a joke right? The PLP’s ‘tackling’ has resulted in my monthly premiums to skyrocket by 15% starting June 1st. That means I will have around $2k less a year to spend in the real economy. Now multiply that by approximately 30,000 policy holders.

Also, why did MP Scott conveniently omit the fact that his Government just about raised every tax and Government fee possible making this already expensive island that much more expensive?

It is the Government’s greed that is the primary driver behind the poor economic state and not the private sector that you are milking at every opportunity.

PLP you are failing and failing miserably. Not one thing has got better for the average Bermudian in your tenure thus far. Not one.