Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question goes to the Minister of Finance and it is in regard to the proposed hotel tax. Mr. Speaker, earlier, in answering questions from my colleague, Mr. Roland, he had indicated that there had been a windfall in various taxes. There has been more revenue coming in from fuel, there were more people per capita, and he found some additional tax with respect to corporate tax. Yet, at the same time he has felt the need to impose a totally new tax regime in the name of a hotel tax.
My question, Mr. Speaker, is why is he being so greedy and having to introduce a whole new tax on the backs of small hotel operators. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.