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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Allow me to restate, as you [asked] . We know that wholesale and retail business is down (minus ) -8.2 per cent from the same statistics that the Premier has quoted. We know that the restaurant business has had its worst year since 2021. We know that inflation is up. Hon. E . David Burt: No, …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Does the Premier accept that the success of international business that is driving the top-line success of his budget, as well as the GDP numbers he talked about, does not necessarily translate to what many everyday Bermudians, who are working in the blue- collar and retail local business sectors, experience? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I will doublecheck against the report and revert perhaps.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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I am happy to withdraw at your direction, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Apologies, Mr. Speaker. I have the corrected information from the prior questions.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If you allow me, let me just read two numbers from the most recently released 2024 annual GDP report.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, well, ye s, I am going to quote the number from the report, sir —
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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It is not the same number I quoted, but it is not the same— [Inaudible interjections]
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Let me . . . let me read, may I read the number from the report, and I think it will be very, very, very clear, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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It also differs from what the Government put forward, Mr. Speaker.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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So, we, we actually —
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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It does, Mr. Speaker —
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Understood.
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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I would like to join with the Minister to say thank you to the team at the Land Valuation Office and the Tax Office. I mean, nobody likes to pay their land tax, but it is got to be paid, and I know that team works very hard to make sure it is done effectively and efficiently. And like you …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, [Madam] Chairman. Respecting clause 5, which modifies [section] 71 about how to send notices . Of course, we would all like to be able to send emails . But as I mentioned before in my general remarks, what mechanisms will peo-ple have to confirm that their notices were received and acknowledged? Because this is an important part …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and thank you to the Premier for that lengthy and informative brief. I think people listening will get the impression that it is a long and detailed and very technical Bill, which was tabled last week , and the Premier provided a lot of good information. We are grateful because the BMA reached …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes. Good evening, [Madam Chairman].
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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With the additional support t hat is being offered to nursing homes and residential facilities, is some of this support going to be d irected towards medically fit -for-discharge seniors at the hospital?