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Issue No. 4402
THE BEACON OF TRUTH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Govt announces massive tax relief measures …emergency budget addresses cost of living, to stimulate economic growth $25,000 COVID-19 relief per household
$15,000 school cash grant, increased uniform allowance
VAT removed from water, electricity, medical supplies
Corporate tax on $200M for expansion private education $150M budgeted for of Guyana Learning removed Channel frontline workers Old Age Pension $5 billion budget Free water for increased to $25,000 support for GuySuCo pensioners per month 25,000 solar Tax on mining, 2 weeks tax-free bonus agricultural equipment units for for Joint Services reversed hinterland
Berbice double murder
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$80 VAT INCLUDED
WHAT'S INSIDE: Despite APNU/AFC spending over $1B
PPP/C Govt inherited unfinished COVID-19 facility – P11 President …no sewage, water, electricity
Allow Police to do their job – ERC on murder of Berbice P15 teens …urges Guyanese not to fuel tension
Corentyne stabbing
5 in custody as Police revisit crime scene
…persons responsible are barbaric criminals – President Ali …urges citizens not to be divided See stories on pages 3 and 14 …families, Guyanese call for justice Dead: Isaiah Henry
Dead: Joel Henry
Roads blocked; persons robbed, extorted; cars damaged in WCB protest See story on page 17
…as Police forced to fire rubber pellets to restore order
Suspect P16 confesses: claims acted in self-defence during robbery Ponzi scheme couple slapped with 14 additional charges P16
1 new death, 92 COVID-19 cases recorded …359 test results back from CARPHA P15