Presidential Candidate of APNU, Aubrey Norton, on Friday endorsed sentiments expressed by Dexter Todd that the private sector is the reason why APNU+AFC hiked taxes during its 2015-2020 term in office and failed to deliver on many of its plans and promises.
Todd addressed an APNU meeting on Thursday night at Gilhuys Square in West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, and told the small gathering that the private sector shut down “economical activities” when the APNU+AFC assumed office in 2015.
“When you meet the people who have the economic power…I mean who have the money in this country, very little of them were ever APNU or PNC supporters. And so, when Granger took over…it was easy for them to set the stage for David Granger and APNU+AFC to fail. All they needed and all they did was to shut down the economical activities in this country, which is what they did. So, the only thing that remained was taxes to run this country,” Todd, a lawyer and a candidate on the list for the APNU, said.
The APNU+AFC introduced some 300 taxes during their one-term in office, including on water, electricity and even data.
On Friday, Norton was asked about Todd’s justification for the coalition failing to implement several projects in its terms.
“I will endorse that. Todd is making a point…I support what Todd would have said,” Norton told the press.
He added that if the APNU wins the September 1, 2025, general and regional elections, it would engage the private sector as “mature people.”
“We will raise with them the issues we think could be raised, we will listen to their concerns, and we will work out an approach with them,” Norton noted.
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