George Pantophlet Member of Parliament submits letter with questions to Minister of Finance

The following is a copy of a letter sent by Mr. George Pantophlet Member of Parliament with questions to Minister of Finance Mr. Shigemoto. 

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To The Minister of Finance

Mr. Hiro Shigemoto

Government Administration Building

Philipsburg,

St. Maarten

February 3, 2011

Dear Minister,

In accordance with article 62 of the Constitution of St. Maarten, the undersigned George Pantophlet Member of Parliament hereby submits the following questions:

1. Can Parliament be provided with a report of your recent trip to Curacao among others to discuss the issue of dollarization?

2. Were you able to contact the person on Curacao who is responsible for the disbursing of some Ang. 60 million to creditors of the former Netherlands Antilles?

3. How much is owed to creditors who carried out work on St. Maarten for the former Netherlands Antilles?

4. Can Parliament be provided with a copy of the minutes of the meeting held on St. Maarten on January 17, 2011 in which a presentation was given by Director of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten Mr. Empslely Tromp to the Banker’s Association, the Foundation Tax Committee and the Council of Ministers on the matter of dollarization?

5. Has the Director of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten sent a report on dollarization to the council of Ministers and can we be provided with a copy of said report?

6. Does the former Pelican Resort Owners owe Government any outstanding taxes? And how are these taxes going to be collected?

7. Has the Budget for the Corporate Governance council been approved by the council of Ministers?

8. Was the exemption of the Transfer Tax in the amount of $1.2 million been granted to the new owners of Simpson Bay Resort?

9. Has a Tax Holiday been granted to the new owners of Simpson Bay Resort?

10. What share of the gold reserves belongs to St. Maarten?

11. Can we be provided with a report of the special committee installed to work out the process of the Social Insurance Bank (SVB) and the General Pension Fund?

Looking forward to your response,

Respectfully yours,

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