Citizen Movement Warned Residents Not to Pay 2008 Road Tax.

Marigot:--- The Association of the Citizen Movement is calling on residents of St. Martin not to pay the road tax for 2008. In a press release issued on Monday President of the Association Julien Gumbs said that this is not the responsibility of the treasury to force people to pay this taxes. Gumbs said this should be considered nothing else but harassment.
A public meeting will be held shortly to fully inform the population of their rights and the situation of the road tax. The Association said the only persons who can take force people to pay these taxes is by conducting road controls and no one else.