RTC News received a press release from the leader of the PDM, Doug Parnell as he voice his concerns against the latest release inregrads to taxes.
Mr. Parnell states:
This is a Public Notice to all taxpayers and civil servants from the Peoples Democratic Movement
The PDM has called on the Interim Administration not to impose the 10 percent tax on utilities, but particularly on electricity bills. This will have a devastating and irreversible impact on the TCI people and our fragile economy. The Leader of our party Mr. Douglas Parnell met with the Chief Economic Advisor on Monday March 7th to deliver this request in person. We await a positive response from the revenue review team on the elimination of this proposal.
Additionally, we have also sent our draft response on the Essential Payroll and Pension changes report issued by the Interim Administration to the Governor and the Chief Executive opposing certain recommendations contained in the document. We will provide a more detailed list to the public imminently. The main theme is that there should be no retroactive law imposed upon civil servants to meet a financial end, especially in such a short time span as 1 month.
We are also renewing our call made last April for the Interim Administration to restore BACK PAY to civil servants affected by the 10 percent pay cut last March 9th 2010.
