The decision by the Minister of Trade and Industry to revise the foreign used car policy speaks to the fact that the People’s National Movement (PNM) endorses and devises policies that are aligned with the interests of the minority upper class in society.
With these revisions in place, it will now become increasingly difficult for the lower and middle class population to purchase and own vehicles given the restrictions and the evident price increases that will follow.
I believe it is unfair that the current administration chooses to apply restrictions to the importation of foreign used cars whilst the local industry has full sovereignty on the number of cars that can be sold.
One must question, is the PNM merely moving to the beat of its wealthy financiers? Or is there some genuine belief that the revised policy will function in the best interest of the country, in which case one must further question in whose best interest?
Vijaiya Ramkissoon,
Hardbargain