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The Government has given the Ministry of the Environment a budget of a little over a million dollars more than last year, according to the Finance Minister Eugene Cox's budget statement released yesterday.
Last year the budget called for an original ...
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Bermuda residents received another sweetheart deal yesterday as Finance Minister Eugene Cox announced that they will face no new taxes or tax increases for the upcoming financial year.
"Our economy is on a recovery curve and we have no intention of s...
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The Finance Minister said reform of the criminal justice system ranked high on Government's priorities.
And so the budget for the Ministry of Labour, Home Affairs and Public Safety had been increased by $6.8 million, to $85.4 million in 2003/04 - a n...
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St. George's residents can look forward to improvements in their community with over $6 million allotted by Finance Minister Eugene Cox.
Over $5.9 million has been earmarked to build a new rest home in St. George's.
Citing its poor condition, the Sec...
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Bermuda's tourism budget will barely increase in the coming year but Tourism Minister Renee Webb indicated that prudent times maybe ahead for the ministry.
The budget goes up from the $35.5 million to $35.9 million for 2003-04, with part of the incre...
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Government yesterday reiterated its commitment to improving education on the Island by earmarking more than $104 million of its budget to schools and learning for the coming year.
In his budget speech, Finance Minister Eugene Cox said the Department ...
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Government does not want to place too much pressure on the already-stretched construction industry and so will delay two major developments this year, Finance Minister Eugene Cox said yesterday.
During his budget speech on capital projects, the Minis...
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Finance Minister Eugene Cox's final first term budget was "as expected", said Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons.
"This was very much an election year budget with no further tax increases. Like flowers on Valentines Day, it was expected."
But he accused...
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More than $1 million has been put aside to develop a new Internet portal that will allow Bermudians to pay taxes and register vehicles online, as well as accessing Government information.
The money was announced in yesterday's budget on the day the d...
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The Ministry of Works and Engineering was yesterday given more than a $5 million increase to its budget - bringing it to $51.9 million.
The money will be used to fund and manage all public lands, works, water supply, sewerage, building and highways, ...
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