PM, ministers defend doubling fines for several traffic offences from January 1

PM, ministers defend doubling fines for several traffic offences from January 1

..says hike targets lawbreakers, not law-abiding citizens (Trinidad Guardian) The Government has firmly dismissed criticism over its move to double the fines for dozens of traffic offences from January next year. The article PM, ministers defend doubling fines for several traffic offences from January 1 appeared first on Stabroek News.

Beckles: PM squeezing TT with hike in fines, fees - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

OPPOSITION Leader Pennelope Beckles has called on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to reverse a suite of new cost increases taking effect on January 1, accusing the government of using higher fines and fees to shore up state revenue at the expense of already strained households. In a statement issued on December 28, Beckles said the government had “chosen to squeeze the population through excessive taxation, punitive fines and intimidation,…