PHILIPSBURG:— Pensioners being taxed on their pension income is a great concern to MP Claudius “Toontje” Buncamper, leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament, who on Monday sent a letter to the minister of Finance, Ardwel Irion, regarding the levying of income taxes on pension. In his letter to the minister, MP Buncamper mentioned that pensioners are dissatisfied with wage/income tax being levied on their already low pension income, especially in these challenging times when the pension might be their only source of income. The MP did not stop short to acknowledge the fact that pensioners ...
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