Fact checking Mark Golding and Nigel Clarke

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The Jamaica 2024 Budget Debates are in full swing! Opposition Leader Mark Golding recently gave his presentation and while people may be focused on… a different part of his speech, he also raised a few points.
So let’s talk about what he said and check some facts presented by him and Finance Minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke.
➡️Read a transcript of this video here:
🗣️Let’s get this money!💰

[@yardylink]

I enjoy this fact checking program. It is refreshing. Keep the momentum going!

[@kfmendes4550]

Agreed

[@RupertJames-q4i]

pP

[@anthonyhutchinson77]

Yes Khalila... this is a very good initiative on your part. It is urgently needed... consistently! Thanks.

[@sleepingbee101]

Good job. I really enjoyed this

[@joelrichmond6167]

This is great. We need more content like this!

[@dahliamorris4519]

Facts check is what we should be doing. Great fact checking Khalia

[@davaunic]

Fact Checked! ✅

[@dpmugisa]

Don't buy KFC. Buy food and guh home guh cook😅

[@GanGztaGriZZle9684]

😂

[@hughporter2541]

After a long day of work

[@angela-bx6gu]

@@hughporter2541what you used to do before KFC came to Jamaica unnuh falls Merica wid everything bad

[@linettejenkins8600]

​@@hughporter2541How many hours in a day?

[@malachkmalcom6328]

Government should release detailed of this receivables deal now Mr PM.

[@MichaelDaley555]

Kmt! They don't agree with nothing the government is doing to try make Jamaica better! Always criticizing, if partners want to remain confidential who are helping to make this country better, let Mark go and win the election then he will have access to those, there are alot of stuff that are confidential in government and there is nothing wrong with that

[@larrysmith3102]

Madam, this is the first time l come across your video...based on the topic :l could easily be one of your fastest subscribers ... keep on giving us more insight because checks and balances are fundamental to most of us 😊

[@HughRobotham]

MARK GOLDING

[@lyndonfrancis7187]

Yuh want a river stone Inna yuh side.

[@masterix6]

@@lyndonfrancis7187 Yes Mark Golding gave valid points that raised the awareness for more clarification. Put down your river stone. He who is without sin... cast the first stone. Sounds familiar ?????

[@samanthajones6150]

Thank you for this because we got very embroiled in the speaker of the house saga that we failed to hear the opposition leaders other contributions.

[@GlobalViewFunandLearnTV]

This is kool. Keep it up

[@javornieelvie8290]

Great job K

[@anthony27171]

I think the threshold is better served raising as this would be of better help to families than a one off payment.

[@VeronicaDunkley-fp3ke]

How many persons , would be benefit from the threshold . Nigel know what he is doing so I would give him the edge

[@anthony27171]

@@VeronicaDunkley-fp3ke obviously you are ignorant of the many happenings since then. So let me inform you: First most of if not all of those little goodies were cancelled, due to Nigels miscalculation resulting in a supplemental budget days after the debates ended. So read and learn rather than listening and regurgitating.

[@VeronicaDunkley-fp3ke]

@@anthony27171 only you alone are of all the happenings,well!! Keep it up. Not in for the tit for tat with u. I am entitled to speak what I know.how dear u to tell me I am ignorant of the fact

[@VeronicaDunkley-fp3ke]

@@anthony27171 how many persons working the majority of working class not getting 3 Millions for the yrs.in ur mind some would benefit while other would not. What if the government don't have the resources to fund it,what will happen?

[@anthony27171]

If you make uninformed comments based on blind faith obviously you will be corrected @VeronicaDunkley

[@Rxvoice-cg8zb]

Great coverage

[@naturalmystic9238]

This is so refreshing within the biased towards any politician nor party just plain truth.

[@carenbrown2794]

Taxes are raised quietly every day there's a price increase especially when there's a constant increase in gas prices

[@ktrecord.2081]

Yea we do get what your saying and we don't care the fact gonna remain.. we rather our current government to lead this country.. not markii

[@blossomsimon468]

Mark is 100 present right

[@greatbill9106]

Reverse that! HE'S PROMOTING VODOO ACCOUNTS!

[@andrebrown5484]

Thanks for this info Khal, it’s really helpful

[@HamiltonBrown-nj1ql]

Appreciate the analysis and the good work you been doing Kalilah

[@KevinWedder]

people dont realize that there are other indirect taxes that will make up the "No new tax" statement that will affect them

[@ladyambitious-g1j]

So what? you expect to not collect any taxes, how would the budget be financed? Remember pnp use to tax unnu left, right and center and still has to borrow to pay civil servants and lock unnu in wage freeze. Why are you people so politically blinded? Unnu call something nothing and nothing get the praises.. pnp is no good for Jamaica's development just listen to how this man is talking.

[@KevinWedder]

@@ladyambitious-g1j uh realize weh uh post unda mi comment nuh mek sense u neeed fi learn how d tax system set up n stop politicize everyting uh is jus aprt of the statistic of d dunce move!! tax run any country ediat suh even if tax nuh raise sumn affi raise fi keep dung inflation dunce

[@ladyambitious-g1j]

@@KevinWedder I understand fully well what you mean and I also understand about taxation don't think u talking to a dunce.

[@kayziacoutureclothing4035]

JLP A TAX UNO LEFT RIGHT AND CENTER BOUT NO NEW TAX GO WAY TAX FI PAY AND CONDREW FI STOP TEEF DI MONEY ​@ladyambitious-g1j

[@lessonsinmylife7816]

I am a government employee and my taxes gone up,so I can't understand

[@candycaine2202]

Same here

[@jusreapfarmstv]

It was a trick

[@OriginalsByBenji]

My income tax will go up in April as well.

[@madaroad0311]

There has been growth but it’s still not trickling down to the poor because everything else has gone up by over 50% utilities rent FOOD (triple) bank fees all fees so there is nothing extra to spend or save

[@anthony27171]

The government have also raised revenues by increasing revenue from traffic tickets, giving more increase in utilities etc all which squeeze more from consumers pockets

[@GanGztaGriZZle9684]

Everybody drive , plus if you do the right thing you wont get ticket , soooo lets do the right thing😅

[@anthony27171]

@@GanGztaGriZZle9684 I pray you do not get any engine failure or computer ecu malfunction. Because wrecker fees aren't cheap.

[@CHAPPAJANVISION]

Stay vigilant,hold them accountable.

[@MarkPayne-s9n]

What a beautiful lady

[@anthony27171]

So while they can indeed claim no new taxes there is a vast increase in cost of living

[@mypoliticalmind]

What a great program!!!!

[@jaywong8766]

well broken down kalilah, even my wife had a listen hear this morning.

[@georgeburke2320]

Mark golding is the best person to lead Jamaica at this time give him a chance

[@kissedbyarose5169]

NO!

[@VeronicaDunkley-fp3ke]

In what way? What has he done for the country? He done nothing for his constituency to prove that he is a builder. Not concerned about him being the next PM,just can't understand y ppl keep saying he is the best person ,when he doesn't prove nothing good

[@cinderallawatt7106]

No make them make d MISTAKE n vote him it seems d $10 MILLION him promise them in d LGELECTION gone, them still waiting on it. If unnu people no OPEN UNNU BLASYED EYES n see what happen vote him in, DOG NYAM EVERYBODY SUPPER. OH ONE MORE THING MARK SAY , IF HIM WIN HIM GOING STOP FREE HEALTH CARE. ALL THEM PRIVATE HOSPITAL MAKE DOWN D COUNTRY D ONE NAME HOSPEN, ASK THEM WHO OWN IT. WHO COZ D ELDERLY MAN THAT DEAD AT SANGSTER AIRPORT, WHO RESPONSIBLE ASK THAT TO, GIVE HIM CHANCE FOR ANOTHER FINSAC HIM N HIM CRONIES TAKE ❤❤❤

[@cuzvscuz3843]

Iagree with MARKIE him make sense 💯

[@thesefoxes2821]

New sub🤗enjoyed your content

[@johnpolack9154]

Mark Golding won. The JLP is working for big interest

[@StephenCallum]

I agree with the Opposition leader 💯💯👍🙏😇

[@mcknighthannigan4233]

Good job. Thanks, u should be an advicer to mainstream jamaican leadership

[@crawf78]

Awesome job Kalilah

[@anthony27171]

We should take statin report with a grain of salt because the Government had claimed window washers as a part of the jobs.

[@tacmon29]

I question the credibility of statin these days ..seems like lots of 'prettying up' going on...

[@NigelSewell-rh9xj]

THIS IS NOTHING NEW ,THATS THE METHOD USED FROM EVER SINCE, SOME PEOPLE ARE QUESTIONING IT NOW BECAUSE ITS NOT IN THEIR FAVOR, WHY DIDNT THE PNP QUESTION THIS METHOD OVER THE 18YRS IT WAS WHILE THEY WERE IN GOVERNMENT

[@CJ-xg4wl]

Your pnp under run wid it who claimed that hand cart man was employed

[@doreenwilliams2018]

To include persons who did the bushing project

[@ronaldmitchell3291]

not only that thelabor section on Statin data collection deem a person who work an hour during one specific week as been employed, it also deem a person who go fishing at the river a moment employed, it also deem person working around the house for a family member even if they get a drink token as employ. so such data is not a legitimate data to describe sustainable employment which is what change economy.

[@mohinderbyrosingh4720]

This is a great clip..but if you put most Jamaicans to watch this clip...they don't have a clue what its all about🤦‍♂️

[@Tessalan]

Help them

[@emmerlynclarke5715]

PNP 7 won the popular vote 117 division plus take over Ksmac. Big up Pnp the winner. All the time

[@NicaneGrey]

Another delusional one . local government election won by parishes jlp 7 pnp5 I tie .you have party won with less votes by landslide😂😂😂

[@emmerlynclarke5715]

Big up PNP straight always

[@vetaronthepolygamyking1765]

Golding is right

[@KS-xf6on]

Andrew and Nigel together don't even bright like Mark when him 5 years old. Mark a de boss.

[@NicaneGrey]

Mark can't even write speech it have to be written by his Caribbean peers

[@KS-xf6on]

@@NicaneGrey Bayyyy a through the entire Caribbean and biosphere hate you and your leader. That why is pupa did what he did?

[@KS-xf6on]

​@@NicaneGreyYou dunce....Not even you leader pupa nuh ×××× him? The entire biosphere nuh like you nor your leader dunce. Listen and learn Thick Skull.

[@shanicebennett9530]

​@@NicaneGreyidiots mark is a very intelligent man work as a lawyer and more educated a dan thriving pm

[@shanicebennett9530]

Notice Andrew can't give a good speech

[@carlenepalmer6615]

Thanks for this info very interesting

[@Terry7203]

Keep them accountable

[@fullcircle4464]

Mark golden is the real leader

[@chrisspowell8116]

Brian for Mark Golding

[@hurleyreid4483]

Mark is the winner by far.

[@orainlopez7536]

True golding

[@snoopmarlymarl]

In regards to the GDP, it would be interesting to know what the Real GDP is, that is accounting for inflation. This is important as the prices of the goods, GDP, can increase due to inflation but not due to an increase nor improvement in productivity. Also, with higher prices the consumer pays more dollars in taxes even if the the GCT remains the same. Also, the basket of goods used to measure inflation don't necessarily include all the goods the general consumer spends on, eg, tyres, insurance, clothes, shoes, rent,..... Therefore, the true inflation may be higher than actually reported.

[@trafficblockings]

Loving these budget debate vids

[@ExplosiveReactionz]

The Two headed dragon must go now.

[@kirkedwards7983]

No the big spenders got tax break and leverage . While the others feel the full bluntl❤

[@тяєя]

First time and I’m now here forever

[@PHOTOSOFJAMAICA]

No new taxes and GDP more than doubled...everything else is fluff. What a remarkable achievement by the JLP👏🆙💯

[@shawnpierre6799]

Great

[@mobilegends9322]

I love you comments it very informative..I would give mark the edge ..Next if the government will giving so many free things something must be cracked to to fulfil so many gift 🎁...I am not business person on budget..but all these gift to me is an election plan ...these gift giving cannot last for long term. It would one day put the country into some serious problems.

[@st.alburnmunroe6047]

More people may be employed but they are not earning a livable wage to cater to their basic needs and put away something for a rainy day. It is very insulting for the average person to be earning to less than US$100 per week. The government is very cruel in their removal of the GCT off imported fruits, etc. Recently, we have seen the removal of the said tax from imported horses. This is a very selfish move geared to help friends and company. How many average persons can buy horses much less to buy and bring them into the country? The government's focus should be on boosting local production and introducing new initiatives that will boost the country's foreign exchange earning capacity. 😢😢

[@nicholeknight9764]

We do not live in the US why are you comparing salaries to the US. The US economy is the biggest in the world how can Jamaica businesses pay comparable rates! If the minimum wage is increase and local people cannot afford to pay helpers and other people at the end of the working chain how will they find a job! In every country we find people working below liveable wages even the the same US you keep referring to many people cannot even afford food…kmt….food will always be cheaper if the people goes to the markets as markets never charged gct and is always cheaper than supermarkets. Stiff competition is needed as well because sometimes the local farmers prices are very high in holiday seasons.

[@claredavis1792]

Thanks for this one they all complaining that minimum wage can't do anything, in the U S minimum wage can't take u far either that's why ppl who r minimum wage earner works more than one job , sometimes up to 3 jobs.

[@beverleymcghie787]

Sometimes they have to live in their cars if they have one.

[@shawnlawrence4840]

Some a you hear the term livable wage and run with its misinterpretation, if you want livable wage, then go get your damn selves more qualified, coupled with better life style choices. Dont have to smole or drink.

[@cinderallawatt7106]

No some of them never use to get $15,000 per weak for minimum wage yet in them life that is $60,000 fi one month.So ask them how much was it before we PM come in office 2016. Too damn ungrateful cant please everybody , who vex ❤❤❤🎉🎉❤

[@Myse-22m]

Nigel know laborite dunce so whatever them hear they think is something good.

[@RhasFX]

Can c seh u a real dunce or you lack understanding…majority of what she just explained shows that Clark is actually doing a good job… the 2 things that Clark didn’t get a tick for was, the blacklisted, however, being that he can’t do ntn to try level playing fields, he’d b breaking contract, so while we may not be blavklisted, something else would happen…. #2. I agree with mark for having the $20k use to increase the income threshold…everything else he said is groundless. Btw I support no individual party…

[@kareembartlett8501]

In regards to the no new taxes clarification I must say I can understand from both point of view. Dr Nigel is right when he said no new taxes and that the tax remaining 15% all throughout dispite increase in revenue. Eg of such would be....Tax equals 15% of $1000 still equal 15% of $2000. From Mr Golding's point of view, while there seems to be a growth in the economy, this growth was fostered on the backs of the struggles and hardship of the nation collected via areas such as foreign exchange slide... increase inflation which he quoted at an Accumulated figure of abt 46% ... as well as losses in spending power of Jmd So basically his example who be... u pay 15% tax on 100kw light bill usage @$40kw 100*40 in 2019. Tax on light would be $600 versus the same 100kw uasge now 2024 at $100kw 100x100 = 10000 for which taxes is now 1500. Imagine this happening to bread, fuel station, supermarket, entertainment, wholesale, customs and the list goes on and on and on... That double in revenue doesn't necessarily reflect a growth in the economy but an adjustment to market conditions that eventually stop at the consumers pockets. Hope that helps a bit...

[@tanyaleepaul4933]

I love your analysis @kalilah

[@BertieWallock-j5m]

Tell him to give out more and he will win

[@anthonyhutchinson77]

Yes... bring an objective analysis consistently please... Thank you...

[@thesefoxes2821]

I think Mark have valuable points

[@kareenwatson6084]

Why buy KFC? There are heathier options and cheaper too.

[@georgebrown1928]

Increase the income tax threshold is like a recurrent expenditure so $20000 tax back for a few people could not covered that expenditure.

[@mibizstudios2738]

What break do the people paying taxes will get. Any benefit must benefit everyone.

[@mr.76054]

Right...

[@freshfromthefaam5439]

You sound bias ,all food items have been tax every month ,tax have increase on every thing and if the return is double how come them did not have money to call local election from last year. No money to fix the roads no money tp fix the hospital .what did all that money do for jamaica is time them start tell us what them spend the money on is our right to know.

[@michellepicart-reid5391]

If people not paying tax why should they be getting tax return?

[@orlandoknight3674]

They need to disclose who will be buying the receivables for sure!

[@superstar-fm7vc]

$20.000 is nothing to give away in Jamaica a chicken back money that

[@julietgardiner159]

$100 US what the hell that can do!!!

[@MichaelMurray-l4c]

😂 chicken back money for real

[@nicholeknight9764]

How can the government give back money they don’t receive. They have to wait until the company pay over the taxes to return. I believe it’s a strategy to get companies to pay their taxes on-time. I find that some businesses are taking taxes from individuals and not paying it to the government. It happens to me personally with NHT. It’s a tax collection strategy….

[@jsnmad]

BTW. I think fact-checking is much needed. I didn't see TV J do it or they must have not put it on their channel.

[@popsmrok]

Corporate, GCT and income tax should be 10 percent.

[@RandolphRiley-tw9se]

Mark Golden

[@LinetteHayrharry]

Mark golden we saaaaa

[@relaxingmusicforthemind7421]

The point of the whole video has some how flew over most persons head and has no devolved into a pnp vs jlp debate. It no longer matters that a lot of what Golding said was false or that Nigel was not completely forthcoming, just this die hard crap that keeps us in the same place, on a hamster wheel going around in pointless circles.

[@gloriaswaby8956]

So true for my boss was taken our money and not send it in

[@Moneystayswithme]

Report your boss & scandalise him/her because it will negatively impact you later in life.

[@UnkownUserr6]

Did you know that he is not legal to be in Jamaica parliament

[@ChrisdavisChrisdavis]

I'm with Nigel Clarke. Don't tell them. The seems to know everything.

[@davehall9181]

We should have a lie detector at the these officials when talking and for interviews do you all agree

[@UnkownUserr6]

Just tell him to get out of Jamaica

[@evertonhare1698]

Any chart that shows Jamaica's GDP doubling over a 8 year period when the growth rate for each of those 8 yesrs does not exceed 2% is so dead wrong. If we assume a 2% growth for each year the most the economy would have expanded by is a mere 17% not 100%. So part of your analysis is flawed.

[@ronaldmitchell3291]

good point, i saw that also

[@marjoriebaker7447]

We sit back and let this man do as he like with us Jamaican dont understand about these only to jump and make noise over free money pm can give them😅😅😅😅

[@eaonarnold2893]

You should keep breaking down the truth and false information that each of these political clowns put out to gain political mileage

[@jsnmad]

I think Mark and the members of the Opposition should learn something from the fact that the economy grew when they are less taxes (a simplified tax system) and the country was able to collect more taxes. This is a demand curve fix. Clarke was able to allow for greater volume of contributors and shifted the weight of the tax to those that are more well-off. Mark basically highlighted Clarke's brilliance.

[@kattahb4103]

Why do people criticize just to criticize? All these comments here are senseless and thoughtless. Would y'all rather have tax increases? The country HAS to make money someway! Ever thought of that? Y'all got a better plan? Thought so! Then s**t up already! Tyad Of the nonsensical statements. Use your brains!!!

[@relaxingmusicforthemind7421]

Thank you. Was wondering if I was the only one who saw this. Even after watching the video and seeing both sides of it their bias is so obvious that it basically renders the whole point of the video pointless.

[@GavinGray-f1o]

M.G

[@marvinmcintosh5971]

Mark golding is the most credible choice to lead jamaica

[@TheodoreWhyte-qi8xo]

I cannot see how less than 1/4 of previous jobs have been created and the tax collection doubled because of the new jobs created how you do that maths

[@martinkerr2163]

I think the overall statistics, more speaks to an improved efficiency in Tax collection, more so that possibly more persons who were working and possibly not paying taxes or who's employers were not paying taxes over, have been brought into the formal tax system. If tax as a % of GDP is growing, while tax rates have effectively reduced, I think it better suggests that the government has gotten better at collecting taxes that were not being collected.

[@courtneychanner2299]

Nigel Clarke did a excellent presentation

[@linettejenkins8600]

Question the content of the presentation.

[@ricksmallhorne7804]

Raising the income-tax threshold

[@vernonlewis9776]

Better economy thats the reason

[@alvinreid5138]

It is so simple , even I am able to understand. If we should impose taxes and tariffs on imported raw foodstuffs. Then the countries with whom we have the trade agreement, and which allows for our goods and service to be exported to them. Could just do the same to our products, thus alienating our farmers and manufacturers and their products. It is called protectionism! And the fallout from this would be astronomical. By the way ; it would be very instructive if you could let us know which of the two parties as government, signed into the WTO treaty? Another thing , for the pensioner , like I, we don’t care when , where or how that &20, 000 one off payment is coming from. We need it now !

[@jrlifestylecreativearts1065]

Your 100% right n i can bet people in ur comment section will be branning you has a pnp just by you speaking the truth..

[@MichaelGordon-wl2qf]

The government is right ✅

[@desmonddorman6260]

Fact checking coming to Jamaica, after having been deliberately avoided, over the years. Fact checking is the tiebreaker. BTW, nice suit dat, Mark.

[@Funescapetoursandrental]

What was not mentioned is that certain taxes have increased.to include penalties under the Road traffic act. This net increase in existing taxes and penalties is a contributor to the intake of government its not just Growth that increased tax revinue. P

[@marciamcniesh697]

All my hard working money wah me pay insurance case me get jam an check out me money Dem tell me it damant who go gimme back talk mark talk mark the voice of the poor an needy

[@basillongman7586]

You certainly are forgetting that the daily increase of food items is called indirect taxation. Therefore, we're taxed every day.

[@sasheika]

Please keep these fact checks coming