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Dr. Minnis on the current PLP Budget Proposal
By y Dr. Hubert Minnis, Leader of the Opposition
Jun 7, 2016 - 12:49:26 PM

Dr. Minnis, Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), issued the following statement regarding the current PLP budget proposal:

“The budget process offers this Government an opportunity to finally start delivering on all of their broken promises and empty rhetoric. Unfortunately this year’s proposal from the PLP is more of the same platitudes and promises that will do nothing for Bahamians other than run up our growing debt.”

“Beginning on Wednesday, Members of Parliament will have the opportunity to debate and discuss real policies that will finally turn our country around. Our people are calling for real action from their government. But based on past performance they are circumspect of the PLP offering election year magic and promises that never materialize.”

“In 2012, the PLP leadership made many promises in order to get elected but once in office they’ve shown that they never had any concrete plans to turn their campaign rhetoric into action for the people. We ask again, where is a serious, transparent plan to finally get Baha Mar open – and deliver the 5,000 jobs they promised it would bring? Where is this Government’s plan to end their reign of rampant corruption that has crippled our struggling economy as their actions only serve to enrich themselves at the people’s expense? Where is the plan to get our Department of Labor functioning as it should, so that it can help those who are looking for work get jobs they so desperately need?”

“Minister Fred Mitchell recently publicly admitted the Government’s growing failures, telling us in a moment of candour that he ‘think(s) you may find fault in execution and timeliness and all those issues.’ We agree with his assessment, now it’s time to come up with concrete plans to turn our country around. The people deserve nothing less. Unfortunately, this Government’s election year budget offers more of the same costly goodies that won’t answer the cries of people. This week offers them another chance to reset the discussion, let’s hope they take it.”