Miller: Full Amount Of Vat Will Not Go On Bec Bills Speaking with The Tribune, Mr Miller said BEC will absorb some of the cost and customers will pay no more than five per cent of the new tax. “We are still working it out and still figuring out the calculations and determining what the consumer is going to pay,” Mr Miller said. “I do not think it will be more than five per cent and BEC will absorb the bill. But you won’t see VAT on your bills until February. “I still don’t think that VAT should be applied at all because we still have thousands of persons without electricity and thousands more who can not afford to pay their bills as it is. “The people (consultants) from New Zealand who recommended that VAT should be added to the light bill don’t have to experience the same things we experience here.” “We can’t catch a break between the fuel costs and the faulty generators and now VAT. I advocated straight up to Friday with the government and asked them not to apply VAT but I guess they did what they had to do and so BEC will find a way to take on this cost for the people. “We have nothing left to give, no more incentives we can add, no more programmes,” he added. “BEC has done what it can to keep the lights on and we will still continue to assist where we can.” Mr Miller also said that people who are disconnected and seeking to be reconnected will not be charged VAT to have their power turned back on. tribune242/news/2015/jan/13/miller-full-amount-vat-will-not-go-bec-bills/
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 01:51:06 +0000
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