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Government About To Collect 13 Million From Casino Sector
Parliamentarians happy with withdrawal increased road tax
St. Maarten – By providing the receiver’s office with a mandate, the government is able to collect 13 million in tax arrears from the casino-sector, Finance Minister Richard Gibson said yesterday afternoon during a meeting of the Central Committee where he, as announced on Wednesday, withdrew the draft law to increase the road tax in 2016.
In a brief introduction, the minister told parliament that he would like to make some changes to the draft the previous government had submitted Read more
Lisa Alexander: Canceling National Decree Is Unconstitutionalâ€
St. Maarten – “His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday’s attempt to cancel the national decree of October 29 is unconstitutional,†Lisa Alexander said in a press statement last night. “There is absolutely no provision in the Constitution that gives the governor the authority to cancel a published National Dissolution Decree. This decree affects the fundamental rights of the citizens of St Read more