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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

1768
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616,883
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69
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5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
10 words
I believe the Honourable Member is inadvertently misleading the House.
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
28 words
The $200 million that he i s referring to is one part of a lot of other moving pieces that would go into the debt. [ Inaudible interjections]
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
5 words
Thank you. [ Inaudible interjections]
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
28 words
So, there could be even more money put onto debt. So, he is implying that the T ax Commission report, — Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: No.
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
87 words
— which was authored after I left, would only , say, pay $200 million. And that is not actually what it says. Thank you. Hon. E. David Burt: That is exactly what it says. [ Inaudible interjections] Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Ah, Mr. Speaker , and one brags about being a scientist. [ Laughter] Hon. Zane J. S. …
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
9 words
Point of order, Mr. Speaker. POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
32 words
The Member, I am sure, is a little confused because when the Honourable Bob Richards became the Finance Minister, you will recall that there wasn't enough money to pay the civil servants.
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
29 words
And so, while technically those deficits were incurred under the OBA, they were a hangover of the reckless and irresponsible spending of the outgoing PLP Government, which left —
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
6 words
Thank you. POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
12 words
Mr. Speaker, we a re not in Committee yet. [ Inaudible interjections]
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
10 words
It’s been stated that we have questions. [ Inaudible interjections]
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
4 words
P oint of order.
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
4 words
He's misleading the House.
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
23 words
He's misleading the House. We haven't got to the details to talk about the details of the legislation yet, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
5 words
Mr. Speaker, point of order.
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
21 words
Point of order. I said that I have a scientific training. I trained as a scientist. Thank you. [ Inaudible interjections]
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
9 words
Point of order, Mr. Speaker. The Premier is implying—
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
64 words
The Premier is misleading the House and the public by implying that the Tax Reform Commission report represents the Government policies. In fact, the Government has not brought that report to this House, and it has not talked about any of its intended policies going forward, other than the tax credits which are on the table today. Thank you, Mr. …
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
10 words
The report of the c ommittee is an independent body.
5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
119 words
Yes, t hank you, Madam Chairman. I have some questions for the [Junior] Minister with respect to clause 4 and c lause 13 with respect to the shock loss . In clause 4, c ould the [Junior] Minister provide some examples of what shock losses would be [and] how they would be defined? I appreciate there should be some regulations …