MIGRANTS BEING USED FOR REVENUE?

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Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles says the government appears to be targeting Venezuelan migrants as a source of revenue.  She adds that, while the government praised its 2025–2026 Fiscal Plan, recent measures including, increased traffic fines suggest the budget may not have been as beneficial as claimed.

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00:00So now to the migrants, $12,000 a year for work.

00:05Sum it and $700 to register.

00:10Yes, $12,000.

00:15And $450 per month.

00:20To get that work permit, unless if, yes, and also.

00:25When you compare what existed before, there was not a registration.

00:30It's $900, sorry, a month.

00:35During the People's National Movement, it was $400 a month.

00:38So you need to ask yourself.

00:40Is there anything this government isn't touching?

00:43We know.

00:45We now have to wait for the next revenue generation.

00:50Intervention.

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