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Assembly. United Bermuda Party MPs hit back at claims that the Budget would hurt the ordinary man during debate on Monday night, saying most tax increases were aimed at the wealthy.
Mr. Rick Spurling (UBP) said many employers would share the one perc...
DATE: Feb 23, 1994
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The PLP has argued that should the Foreign Exchange Controls be lifted and monies be freely exported for overseas investment, the monies currently available for mortgages would be severely reduced and property values would slump. Some might argue tha...
DATE: Feb 22, 1994
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WE CANNOT TURN AWAY FROM THE FUTURE.
Mr. Speaker, this is the thread running through the Progressive Labour Party Budget Reply. 1994 is a crossroads year and offers tremendous potential for growth and expansion for this Island. However, Mr. Speaker, ...
DATE: Feb 22, 1994
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the future, Shadow Finance Minister Mr. Eugene Cox charged yesterday.
"Mr. Mrs. and Ms Average Bermuda will bear the heaviest tax burdens,'' he told MPs.
"It was not enough that they were the ones who bore the brunt of the recession. Now they are bei...
DATE: Feb 22, 1994
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Bermudian.'' -- Shadow Finance Minister Mr. Eugene Cox .
"At the slightest hint of a diversity of opinion, they degenerate into the politics of recrimination.'' -- Mr. Cox on the UBP's Independence troubles.
"There is no such thing as a free lunch. I...
DATE: Feb 22, 1994
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Independence will harm Bermuda's economy, international business leaders warn in a secret report leaked to The Royal Gazette .
The politically explosive report says of Independence: It will increase Government spending; It will pump up the cost of do...
DATE: Feb 21, 1994
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Independence debate may be causing hesitation on the part of new international companies.
Businessmen have expressed some concern that some companies are seeking to hire temporary help instead of full-time workers while they watch closely the public ...
DATE: Feb 21, 1994
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group looking into Independence.
The National Liberal Party made the claim, adding in its experience Lord Waddington was not impartial.
This did not bode well for the Commission of Inquiry into Independence, the party declared.
In a written statement...
DATE: Feb 21, 1994
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before a referendum is held, says the new UBP chairman.
"I do not think the party will take a position on Independence,'' Mr. Gary Pitman told The Royal Gazette .
"It would be very difficult for the party to take a position on it when you've got oppo...
DATE: Feb 21, 1994
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than planned next Wednesday.
And Progressive Labour Party leader Mr. Frederick Wade is annoyed that the meeting is going ahead.
Mr. Wade said Government had broken an agreement by bringing forward the Senate by a week. He claimed it was the second ti...
DATE: Feb 19, 1994
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