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After experiencing a near funding freeze last year, the Works and Engineering Ministry was given an additional $2.92 million this year bringing the Ministry's budget to $46.2 million.
Minister Alex Scott was not available to comment on his Ministry's...
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House of Assembly yesterday. It seems just about everyone is getting more money this year and the Government will borrow an additional $50 million to ensure it.
The overall budget increased by $38.5 million -- or 7.2 percent -- which is more than twi...
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presented by Fiance Minister Eugene Cox yesterday.
To His Honour the Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly Mr. Speaker, the Budget for 2001/2002 reflects this Government's continuing efforts to support sustained social and economic...
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Describing capital projects as the "central element'' of this year's Budget, Finance Minister Eugene Cox allocated $112.3 million -- a $21.8 million increase over last year -- to "vital infrastructure for the delivery of fundamental services in educa...
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Review of Revenue and Expenditure Revenue Mr. Speaker, Bermuda's relatively buoyant economy has provided a good foundation for Government revenues. We estimate that the original targeted revenue of $591.8 million will be exceeded by some $6.2 mill...
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The two month holiday seems to have done our parliamentarians some good.
As Finance Minister Eugene Cox delivered his third Budget yesterday, the House of Assembly was uncharacteristically subdued as MPs proved they can, on occasion, behave themselve...
DATE: Feb 17, 2001
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Mr. Speaker, the overall budget for the Ministry of Health and Family Services will rise to $124.2 million in 2001/2002 from $111.7 million in the current year. This is a gain of 11.2 percent, well above the 7.2 percent rise in Government total curre...
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of bad habits going through the roof.
The biggest increase is one Winston Churchill would despise -- a 33.5 percent hike in the tax on cigars.
Cigarettes will now cost 13 cents a smoke, up three cents a cigarette and $6.00 a carton -- a rise of 30 pe...
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in his care has been jailed for four years.
Michael Anthony Hayward, 19, of Seawall Drive, Sandys, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a young person -- the maximum sentence is 15 years.
Both defence and prosecution said that Hayward was still "...
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