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The political leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) is calling for clarification and also challenging the Gaston Browne administration to prove that flour taxes have, in fact, been eliminated.
According to this week’s cabinet notes, the Executive reiterates that flour taxes have been eliminated to keep bread at a very low and stable price.
However, Harold Lovell says he is not aware of the duty to remove the flour. He is therefore asking the administration to say exactly which taxes have been eliminated from the goods, as he was never subject to Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST). The last time he checked, Lovell says, the flour rate had been the same for weeks.
The political leader says that a UPP administration will remove customs duty on some foods and lower the tariff on others.
And he has asked the administration in office several times to consider doing this to reduce the burden on residents in this difficult economic period.
Already, Lovell notes, rising prices have resulted in contraction—a situation in which consumers are getting less of a product for the same or even more money.
Meanwhile, cabinet notes remind the public that “bread is a major contributor to NCDs (Non Communicable Diseases) when eaten in large quantities.”
Therefore, it is a warning for overconsumption of this food item.
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