Dear Editor,
THE PPP is on the loose, promising the moon and the stars in order to return to government. During a Bartica meeting, at which I am still trying to identify a couple of true Bartican faces, Mr Irfaan Ali promised to abolish:-

Corporate taxes, taxes on cellphones, tax on motor cars and heavy-duty mining trucks and dredges. Mr. Ali’s party (PPP) was in government for 23 years, and had increased taxes left, right and centre. I recall that it was the coalition government that reduced the corporate tax from 40% to 25%, and slashed VAT from 16% to 14%.

But Mr. Ali did not stop there. He said when he could, he would increase old age pension (OAP) to $40,000 per month. When Mr. Ali left the Government OAP was $7,500 per month, and it was the coalition that increased it to $20,500 per month. The coalition increased wages by 77 per cent. Promises are cheap, and I hope no one is fooled by Mr. Ali.

Yours sincerely,
Cheryl Campbell