The trip to the Netherlands by Vice prime-minister Theo HEYLIGER-, and Minister of Finance-, Hiro SHIGEMOTO, has not been exactly 'fruitful'.
Based on a consensus of all members in the Dutch parliament they met with-, since St. Maarten has now embarked on its own against all advice-, it cannot depend on budgetary assistance from the Netherlands.
In other words-, the expected 'hole' of 130 million guilders-, must be 'found' on the 'Friendly-island'.
Clearly-, the easiest way out has always been to pass on any additional burden on the working class people- and the people the least organized and therefore represented.
These are the St. Martin people-, and their fellow Antillean residents on the island.
Based on all of this-, it cannot be ruled out, to put it very euphemistically-, that soon tax hikes in various areas can be expected to be levelled on our people-, who are already scrunching to make ends met.
drs. Leopold James
