What is being done with our taxes, Prime Minister?

Dear Editor,

A few weeks ago I suggested that the Government should not raise taxes on us until they have given us a proper accounting for the waste and bad management of the taxes that they currently collect that has been disclosed in the most recent report from the auditor general.

Here we go again, more taxes to satisfy the IMF but not a word about accounting for the waste and telling us what steps have been taken to tighten up the systems to ensure that the waste of our money stops.

As a pensioner whose income, like so many others, has had a "haircut" and who is being asked to pay more taxes, I am extremely upset about the lack of accountability of Government, especially in this regard.

I would also like to know whether or not the Government plans to join the people of Jamaica in the sacrifices that we are being asked to make, by substantially reducing the size of the Cabinet, their perks and salaries.

Over to you, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

Peter Thwaites

pjsr40@gmail.com

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller

What is being done with our taxes, Prime Minister?

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