Should Ministers get personal vehicle tax exemptions?

[Chimera]

anyone have a full breakdown of what a Minister is paid and their perks

[Monkey Man]

anyone have a full breakdown of what a Minister is paid and their perks

I will do like all the idiots who "know" about petrotrin employees:

So perks of a Minister are as follows:
1) $100,000.00 living allowance
2)$500,000.00 entertainment allowance
3) $400,000.00 Phone Bill credit
4) $600,000.00 Vehicle allowance
5) Unlimited Boat Rydes
6) $700,000.00 Weave allowance
7) $2000.00 Side piece allowance

[Chimera]

found this on guardian page from 2016 but i wanna know the rest of perks

Prime Minister

Monthly salary $48,000

Duty allowance $7,500

Transport allowance $5,550

Cash travel grant $36,000

Maximum motor vehicle loan for $350,000 at six per cent interest

Motor repair loan of $20,000 at six per cent.

Leader of the Opposition

Monthly Salary $29,000

Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary is $41,000

Non-Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary $33,000

[Zetski]

found this on guardian page from 2016 but i wanna know the rest of perks

Prime Minister

Monthly salary $48,000

Duty allowance $7,500

Transport allowance $5,550

Cash travel grant $36,000

Maximum motor vehicle loan for $350,000 at six per cent interest

Motor repair loan of $20,000 at six per cent.

Leader of the Opposition

Monthly Salary $29,000

Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary is $41,000

Non-Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary $33,000

Moonilal had nothing before he win elections.. now he have house worth millions in gulf view, properties all over and money outside d country. How yuh do that with that kinda salary in 5 years? HOW!

Kamla and friends where all d money gone???

[wickedtuna]

Share the burden .....pay for ur share ...things aren't as good as b4

[VexXx Dogg]

Yes they should get it.
I want to get it too.
Don't be hating, cause if you had that privilege you'd max it the firetruck out too, so don't be frontin

[Dizzy28]

found this on guardian page from 2016 but i wanna know the rest of perks

Prime Minister

Monthly salary $48,000

Duty allowance $7,500

Transport allowance $5,550

Cash travel grant $36,000

Maximum motor vehicle loan for $350,000 at six per cent interest

Motor repair loan of $20,000 at six per cent.

Leader of the Opposition

Monthly Salary $29,000

Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary is $41,000

Non-Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary $33,000

Moonilal had nothing before he win elections.. now he have house worth millions in gulf view, properties all over and money outside d country. How yuh do that with that kinda salary in 5 years? HOW!

Kamla and friends where all d money gone???

Ask the former defense force chaplain that amass a fleet of SUVs and a house in moka in 3 years.

[j.o.e]

Is how Moonilal does be floating around in his Jaguar XJ long wheel base. Minister wuk did him well

[rspann]

Yes they should get it.
I want to get it too.
Don't be hating, cause if you had that privilege you'd max it the firetruck out too, so don't be frontin

Talk done!

[SidZ]

found this on guardian page from 2016 but i wanna know the rest of perks

Prime Minister

Monthly salary $48,000

Duty allowance $7,500

Transport allowance $5,550

Cash travel grant $36,000

Maximum motor vehicle loan for $350,000 at six per cent interest

Motor repair loan of $20,000 at six per cent.

Leader of the Opposition

Monthly Salary $29,000

Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary is $41,000

Non-Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary $33,000

Moonilal had nothing before he win elections.. now he have house worth millions in gulf view, properties all over and money outside d country. How yuh do that with that kinda salary in 5 years? HOW!

Kamla and friends where all d money gone???

Ask the former defense force chaplain that amass a fleet of SUVs and a house in moka in 3 years.

1. Moonilal had is Phd before entering electoral politics.

2. Not only ministers but all MPs get full vehicle exemptions every 2 years. They should still get an exemption but subjected to an engine size and it should be once per elected term ie 5 years.

3. Imbert also has a Macan after returning as a minister and it is rumoured that his mustang was yellow... unc colour but he had it repainted.

[tr1ad]

found this on guardian page from 2016 but i wanna know the rest of perks

Prime Minister

Monthly salary $48,000

Duty allowance $7,500

Transport allowance $5,550

Cash travel grant $36,000

Maximum motor vehicle loan for $350,000 at six per cent interest

Motor repair loan of $20,000 at six per cent.

Leader of the Opposition

Monthly Salary $29,000

Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary is $41,000

Non-Cabinet Minister

Monthly salary $33,000

Moonilal had nothing before he win elections.. now he have house worth millions in gulf view, properties all over and money outside d country. How yuh do that with that kinda salary in 5 years? HOW!

Kamla and friends where all d money gone???

don't believe the hype young one.. the gulf view property isn't his.. totally different owner

[Chimera]

Gulf view property is tn ramnauth not so

[tr1ad]

namalco

[rspann]

Allyuh studying jet ski? That rhetoric is part of what was on the campaign trail. Ask any body where he has these properties they can't answer. Its one of those , " they say " or " ah hear" things. How come nobody ever gets charged for all these accusations? Both sides.
The one in Gulf is Nam, the one in Clarke Rd is T.N .R , but " they" still saying is Moonilal.

[skylinechild]

Allyuh studying jet ski? That rhetoric is part of what was on the campaign trail. Ask any body where he has these properties they can't answer. Its one of those , " they say " or " ah hear" things. How come nobody ever gets charged for all these accusations? Both sides.
The one in Gulf is Nam, the one in Clarke Rd is T.N .R , but " they" still saying is Moonilal.

careful another tuner start up on you inno.....

yuh know yuh famous dese days......yuh starrin.....

[RedVEVO]

Hi RedVEVO, actually I have an update on this as a visual check of one of his main properties revealed nothing. Perhaps he is driving it today hence the reason why it wasn’t there at the time. If you do manage to get a photo, by all means share it, thanks.

Ok Tuner Dude

Don't you find it tax strange that the cars most likely to increase traffic were given exemptions ( less than 1600 CC ) ?

[sinnaz25]

No

[red bwoy]

Thing is it's not just ministers get tax exemptions many public travelling officers get the vat and MVT exemptions and a loan to purchase same at 7% or 5% interest over 7 years

[Hibrydsoul]

Practice what he preaches and allow for his own income to be taxed just the same. 5% pay cut won't "cut" it

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[K_Ali]

What about Gas Cards? I know some GMs and MDs have access to it.

[src1983]

They could get an exemption but make it up to 1599cc and CNG.

“Change the paradigm” all the talk about USD wastage . Ministers should walk the talk and remove this benefit.

[sMASH]

What factors make them deserving of exemption?

[Dizzy28]

Thing is it's not just ministers get tax exemptions many public travelling officers get the vat and MVT exemptions and a loan to purchase same at 7% or 5% interest over 7 years

Its substantially less for public officers though. IIRC the vat exemption is for a value up to 140k and the total max exemption (MVT + VAT)can't exceed something in the region of 34k.

[red bwoy]

Nah the exemption for public officers is up to 160k not sure really about ministers

[Dizzy28]

Nah the exemption for public officers is up to 160k not sure really about ministers

According to the 98th SRC done in 2013:
Ministers Transport Facilities will constitute
A maximum loan of $350,000 at a rate of interest of 6% per annum repayable over a period of six (6) years to facilitate the purchase of either:-
a new motor vehicle with exemption from Motor Vehicle Tax, Value Added Tax and Customs Duty limited to the following maxima:
- Motor Vehicle Tax $30,000
- VAT $53,000
- Customs Duty $90,000
- A loan to cover the cost of Motor Vehicle Insurance premium at a rate of interest of 6% per annum.
- A maximum loan of $20,000 at a rate of interest of 6% per annum to effect repairs to a motor vehicle.
- A Transportation Allowance of $6,660 per month.
- A personal chauffeur.

Dunno if these still hold

[Les Bain]

If they believed they were statesmen and had a right to be addressed as 'Honourable' they'd be the first to suggest removal of the more frivolous perks, if not salary cuts.

We have to be taxed to hell and back to own something similar, but he can get away with it at our expense? Hell no.

[mitch1980]

no they should not be exempted

[De Dragon]

Allyuh studying jet ski? That rhetoric is part of what was on the campaign trail. Ask any body where he has these properties they can't answer. Its one of those , " they say " or " ah hear" things. How come nobody ever gets charged for all these accusations? Both sides.
The one in Gulf is Nam, the one in Clarke Rd is T.N .R , but " they" still saying is Moonilal.

Chupidees like Zitski and dem taking dat chain up since Patos and he 135 milly Kamla house claim

[eliteauto]

based on what's posted above, if you buy smart you can not only get a vehicle but have your allowance pay the loan

[Dizzy28]

based on what's posted above, if you buy smart you can not only get a vehicle but have your allowance pay the loan

And hope a snap election isn't called and you end up like Esther Le Gendre!!
Manning's miscalculated risk in 2010 meant that certain Ministers were unable to repay their car loans despite the tax breaks received.