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PLP candidate Scott says OBA is copying its policies

Lawrence Scott

Progressive Labour Party candidate Lawrence Scott last night accused the One Bermuda alliance of borrowing his party’s policies on employment.Mr Scott, who is running in Warwick South East, was responding to coments by his OBA rival Alexis Swan, who said on Tuesday that young Bermudians were “angry, frustrated and losing hope”.Noting high unemployment figures for young Bermudians, she called for the introduction of a payroll tax exemption for new Bermudian hires.But Mr Scott said the PLP had already introoduced a payroll tax exemption for some sectors of the economy.“In particular I speak to the PLP’s ‘Payroll Exemption Programme’ which provides payroll tax exemption for any Hotel, Restaurant and Retail employer and employee.“In addition to any employer in any job sector/industry that hires an ‘apprentice’ would receive payroll tax exemption for each apprentice hired providing a clear incentive to hire our young.”He added: “So it seems as though the OBA is promoting and applauding the PLP’s handling of this situation.”