{"id":192268,"date":"2023-12-15T11:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=192268"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:06:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:06:48","slug":"photos-upp-takes-stand-against-governments-tax-hikes-in-budget-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/photos-upp-takes-stand-against-governments-tax-hikes-in-budget-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: UPP Takes Stand Against Government’s Tax Hikes In Budget Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne \u2013 is currently presenting a budget expected to run up to more than a billion dollars, the United Progressive Party (UPP) is staging a protest outside the Parliament Building.<\/p>

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On Friday, December 15, the UPP, along with other concerned citizens, is uniting for a peaceful protest in opposition to the recently implemented 2 percent increase in the Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST).<\/p>\n

Residents wishing to take part in the event are asked to gather at 8 a.m. along Queen Elizabeth Highway.<\/p>

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The Party says that protestors should show up with placards that express their dissatisfaction with the tax hike and emphasize its disproportionate impact on the working class.<\/p>

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Reportedly, UPP leaders are addressing the gathering and highlighting the need for transparent economic decisions, and calling for a reevaluation of the Government\u2019s tax policy.<\/p>\n

The UPP is hoping that the Gaston Browne Administration will listen to the people and rethink its decision to put more money into its coffers by imposing greater hardships on the working class and the poor.<\/p>

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It notes that alternative measures have been put forward by Ministry of Finance officials, including the reintroduction of the Personal Income Tax (PIT), which is considered a fairer tax and usually targets higher-income earners.<\/p>\n

Before its abolition, the Government was collecting about $40 million annually from the PIT.<\/p>

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Now, the Browne Administration is seeking to collect $50 million from the hike on the sales tax.<\/p>

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And as many are anticipating a doom-and-gloom Budget Presentation, some are hoping that \u2013 at the very least \u2013 there will be concessions for the most vulnerable members of society.<\/p>\n

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