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  • 6 weeks ago
Tobagonians are weighing in on what they want to see in the upcoming national budget, high on the agenda includes increased salaries and old age pension. Here are some responses.
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00:00I think to be fear, disability, pension and welfare,
00:07them things are supposed to be up right now because everything is raising.
00:10If you check how expensive things are right now,
00:13people who are collecting pension and disability,
00:16that money can't even reach from month to month.
00:19And the next thing too, if they could bring it on time,
00:22which is very important.
00:24You understand?
00:26So that is the most important thing I want to see in the budget,
00:28but there are plenty of other little things for Tobago
00:31and keep Tobago in mind properly.
00:33For instance, on the Seabridge and the Airbridge right now,
00:36we need some kind of little back-up there
00:38because we're depending on tourists from Trinidad right now to support Tobago.
00:43We could do it always and pay for the whole-age pension.
00:47How are you surviving right now with what you are getting?
00:50Barely. Barely.
00:53And we ain't getting nothing right now waiting to get.
00:57Oh, it's late.
00:58Yeah, it's very late.
00:59What I want in the budget is for the to start to pay UIP workers
01:02I look at more.
01:04More money for UIP workers?
01:05Yes, more money for UIP workers.
01:08What are issues too, you know, but...
01:10Tell me. Give me a list.
01:12You're the second person telling me this.
01:14Oh, and to start paying us for holidays.
01:18We're the lowest paid government workers and we don't get paid for holidays.
01:22And you know we have plenty holidays.
01:25So that does well cut up the money.
01:27I would like to see an increase in the salary for different...
01:32The citizens are trying Tobago and sports.
01:36I hope that the government could take it more serious
01:39because there is something everybody, well most young people interested in right now
01:45to try to like stay away from crime.
01:48No.
01:50No.
01:51It's just that.
01:52Any other folks we haven't seen,
01:53No.
01:54I won't see any other people.
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