‘NDP Govt. must better control expenditure!’ - Natalio D. Wheatley
He was speaking last night November 19, 2014 during a special radio show on ZBVI examining the 2015 budget which was on Monday November 17, 2014 presented during the Second Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Second House of Assembly. The other co-host of the show was Doug Wheatley.
“Sometimes I feel that the revenue that we have, we have it despite some of the actions by our leaders,” he said.
“The thing that our leaders have a lot of control over is the expenditure. And in my humble opinion we have not done a good job of controlling expenditure. Expenditure has risen exponentially at a very quick pace and we have done very little to stop it and that is the main issue we have because you hear people bawling out in the community about times being hard but yet every year our revenue has risen,” he said.
“This year it is $311 million last year it was $302,” he said. “Between 2003 when it was $191 million to 2010 it went up just about just about $80 million but the problem is, at the same time that revenue is going up, expenditure is also going up,” he said.
He said that in 2003 expenditure was $177 million and in 2010 it goes up to $250 million and today it is $278 million. “In the course of ten years expenditure has risen $100 million. Can we see it?” asked Wheatley.
“So even though the revenue is rising, you can’t really feel it because you’re spending so much, and for the amount of money you’re spending the average taxpayer is not seeing the benefits of it,” said Wheatley.
“The roads need fixing, schools need upgrading, you need to fix the water system, the electricity system. You need to do a number of different things that you have failed,” he said. He slammed the Government’s plan to raise taxes as a means of raising revenue instead of seeking effective ways of cutting down on expenditure.
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21 Responses to “‘NDP Govt. must better control expenditure!’ - Natalio D. Wheatley”
They are always spending for what is not in their manifesto. Look at the roads electricity water and schools these are what Governments have to take care of firstly and they are not doing a good job at them
It is difficult to take somebody serioulsy when that perso insists that he be referred to by a made up name rather than the name his partents gave him.
Tax the poor. Free pass for the rich, and let's get the capital projects going so we can collect our cut backs.
THIS IS A MASSIVE MISTAKE BY THE NDP GOVERNMENT AS THEY ENHANCE THE POCKETS OF THE RICH AND INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF THE POOR AND ELIMINATE THE MIDDLE CLASS.
THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTRY WILL BE PULLING THEIR HAIR OUT OF THEIR SKIN AFTER PAYING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NDP HIGH ROLLERS.
REMOVE THE NDP IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION OR YOU WILL BE DOOM!