Dear Editor,
After Hurricane Irma the Dutch pledged 550 million euros to Sint Maarten to assist with the rebuilding of the island. To be more precise, the money was given to the country – so, to the people and not to government. If we like it or not, we all know that the World Bank has been contracted as a dispatcher. Up until today our Government has not been very forthcoming with information about the progress.
What are the problems that have been solved so far? That is of course the general question. But the people also need to know how many companies and individuals have been contracted in Sint Maarten and how many from abroad and what the total value of those contracts is.
Except solving problems we also want the bigger part of the money going into our economy; employment, taxes, premiums, etc. Would all the money have been spent in Sint Maarten there could be 56.5 million guilders on turnover tax collected!
The SEU suggests that Government retroactively starts presenting a monthly monitor on the Government info page in the newspaper. This will help to shine some light in the dark.
St. Maarten Employers Union (SEU)
