Phillip Paulwell is weaponising misinformation. The facts are the Simpson-Miller administration only used 52% of the SCT they imposed in 2015 on an oil hedge which covered only 1/3 of oil imports over the period and expired worthless. #Facts
Reasonable minds can disagree on policy but don’t play with the facts. They are pretending as if ALL of the SCT they raised in 2015 was spent on an oil hedge. Here are the facts:
The PNP and Paulwell are also pretending as if the oil hedge in 2015 covered ALL oil imports. Here are the #Facts:
I’ve heard Paulwell call for rolling back SCT on fuel. Maybe he also wants us to roll back the 50% increase in social support for the vulnerable that we have put in place. #Facts
The Government of Jamaica would love to be in a position to roll back taxes for all Jamaicans. Indeed for the first time in several years there was no new taxation in the budget presentation. #NoNewTaxes
Paulwell would have you believe that Jamaica GAINED from the 2015/2016 oil hedge. Here are the #Facts:
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