MP Padarath Commends Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar’s Staunch Leadership Against Property Tax

Princes Town MP, Barry Padarath has come out in full support and congratulated Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad Bissessar for her leadership in the fight against the Property Tax.

Padarath stated that against the backdrop of massive unemployment, high crime, high food prices, runaway inflation, high cost of living & increase in utility rates, the PNM Property Tax would have a disastrous impact on citizens, especially pensioners, the middle and lower classes in particular.

He indicated that the economy has become stagnant under this PNM administration and there are thousands of persons in the country who remain impoverished, without jobs, without any assistance from the state. This coupled with a government that continues to tax citizens into poverty may be the nail in the coffin for our local economy.

The Princes Town MP said that it is alarming that despite citizens expressing widespread frustration and concern about this tax, the Prime Minister continues to publicly say that it is his “priority” to implement and collect these taxes in the shortest possible time.

Mrs. Persad Bissessar have proven time and time again that she is committed to protecting the welfare and rights of citizens of Trinidad and Tobago by fighting against the property tax inside and outside of the Court and the Parliament, giving citizens hope and a shoulder to stand on in a time that they most need it.

Padarath further said that the UNC under the leadership of Mrs. Kamla Persad Bissessar remains opposed to the property tax, will continue to seek the interest of the most vulnerable in society and a future UNC government will take all steps necessary to abolish it.