Ruling party says opposition is only for the elite and privileged
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The Progressive Labour Party hitting back at the opposition One Bermuda Alliance after the latter’s call for accountability. Read the PLP’s statement, below:
Jarion Richardson’s statement reinforces the clear choice that Bermudians will face on
October 18th.
Our people will choose between:
a PLP that fought for our seniors and an OBA that ignored their struggles told them that
money doesn’t grow on trees
A PLP that fought to keep health insurance premiums down and an OBA that fought
against easing the healthcare burdens of our people.
A PLP that fought against Pathways to Status and an OBA that still wants to open the
immigration floodgates
Today, we talked about how the financial struggles of our people inspired us to slash taxes
so that 86% of Bermudians would get some relief from the cost of living. All while making
taxes fairer by shifting the burden to the wealthy and away from those struggling the most.
Today, we talked about how we introduced the minimum wage so all workers can earn a
fair wage.
We talked about how we expanded the Child DayCare Allowance to allow over 100 more
parents to get access to quality care for their children
We talked about how we reduced energy taxes 60% which held the line on electricity
costs.
We talked about how the PLP eliminated customs duties on essential goods to ease the
inflation squeeze.
We talked about how the PLP invested record amounts in affordable housing, completing
71 units.
And, we talked about how our mortgage guarantee programme helped nearly 40 first time
Bermudian homebuyers.
Jarion, and the OBA chose to ignore our message because at their core they are fighting
for the elite, the privileged and the wealthy while we are fighting for a fairer Bermuda for all
of us.
