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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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I'm going to have to say this, Mr. Speaker. The Premier is intentionally misleading the House because the Premier knows that I resigned from the Tax Reform Commission halfway through. And I was not involved in the preparation or the signing of the final report. Hon. E. David Burt: He is trying to filibuster, Mr. Speaker.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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So those recommendations are the recommendations of the C ommission members who created them and wrote their report . That did not include me. Hon. E. David Burt: Okay, so here is what we have, Mr. Speaker. So, what the One Bermuda Alliance is saying, we have a representative, we had a bipartisan committee, but we reject their advice. That's …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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That's correct, Mr. Speaker. Will the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House whether any additional Government financial grant or assistance to the Bermuda Hospitals Board may be needed to support the recent pay rise agreement between the BPSU and the BHB? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to reaffirm the Government's commitment …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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No, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Honourable Minister please provide this Honourable House with a list of all Senators and Members of the House of Assembly who are currently receiving or have received any form of remuneration or compensation over and above their parliamentary or ministerial salaries for any work or services performed or consultancy or employment contract with …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Hon. E. David Burt: Opposition Leader, ooh!
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Sorry! Oh, apologies. Hon. E. David Burt: Only a matter of time. Oh my. [Laughter and crosstalk] Hon. E. David Burt: Switching around. Mercy! [Inaudible interjections] Hon. E. David Burt: Spicy. QUESTION 1: GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA FISCAL UPDATE Hon. Robert King: So, this is regarding the fiscal update for 2024 is complete, but final financial statements are not ready for …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you, Mr. [Speaker] . I am sure that the Premier inadvertently misspoke because as many people know, you can of-ten choose to repay debt early should you wish. And so, my question to the Premier, has the Government considered using the surplus to repay debt early? Thank you. Hon. E. David Burt: No.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Supplementary?
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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No supplementary. Second question, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Certainly, we are very glad to hear about the audits being done on time and thank you to the Government for heeding our calls for that and speeding that along. [Laughter and inaudible interjections ]
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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I am v ery glad to hear about the surplus and the contribution and the main driver of that being the payroll tax. Can the Premier identify which industries were key drivers of those payroll tax increases? Thank you.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of information.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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I had a point of information.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplemental, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Given what the Premier said, and given that economic reports , such as cited in his Statement , demonstrate how important and how much of a massive driver of the economy that international business is, and given that international business is coming out of the top of a very good business cycle, does the Premier accept that the success in …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Third and last question, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Using the economic statistics that the Premier referred to in his Statement, we know that wholesale and retail GDP is down minus 8.2 per cent this year. We also know inflation is up from 1.7 per cent to 2.0 per cent , which is an 18.0 per cent increase. We know that restaurants have had their worst year of top …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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—and enjoy those rewards, how are they supposed to feel about the success of international business, given the Government's inability to make the local business sector provide them with good jobs? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.