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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 is Budget Day!

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), during an interview on JTV on October 14, 2024, said he will present the 2025 Budget Speech on October 29, 2024. Photo: Facebook
The tourism numbers for the 3rd quarter of 2024 are in and it is ‘the second best performance as it pertains to incoming visitors’, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said. Photo: Team of Reporters
The tourism numbers for the 3rd quarter of 2024 are in and it is ‘the second best performance as it pertains to incoming visitors’, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said. Photo: Team of Reporters
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) will read his third Budget Address to the nation as Minister of Finance later this month, one of the earliest budget presentations by the government.

This was announced by Premier Wheatley during an interview with JTV’s Cathy O. Richards on October 14, 2024. Dr Wheatley was at the time justifying investing in tourism, including entertainment tourism.

“I will be presenting the budget speech on October 29th and you are going to hear me quote the money that has come in [from tourism], overnight guests are up, day trippers are up, and especially from the first quarter of this year, cruise passengers are up,” Dr Wheatley stated.

The budget figures and theme of his 2025 Budget are unknown at this time.

Tourism success

Dr Wheatley said the tourism numbers for the 3rd quarter of 2024 are in and it is “the second best performance as it pertains to incoming visitors. Through nine months. From January to September, the second-best performance in the history of the Virgin Islands. That is something to be happy about.”

Dr Wheatley said some people may not understand or be able to appreciate how visitors to the Virgin Islands contribute to the economy, “and to the same things that they are concerned about”; however, he is privy to the numbers.

4 Responses to “Tuesday, October 29, 2024 is Budget Day!”

  • Tax deh rich (15/10/2024, 12:34) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    Watch tax money waste on unnecessary non urgent things buddeh
  • DID YOU FIND IT? (15/10/2024, 13:17) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
    The missing $20 million United States Dollars you 'misplaced' or the $220,000 you donated to the Vybz Kartel?

    Meanwhile, the country is falling apart:

    - Potholed roads,
    - Drug killings & crimes
    - Bankrupt NHI
    - Education to lowest levels in years
    - Healthcare not available or not working
    - Infrastructure crumbling
  • He couldn’t look after (15/10/2024, 14:53) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    A Budgie let alone a country’s budget
  • labor dept (15/10/2024, 17:41) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    You should cut the Labor Deptment budget because Mr. Hastings is just wasteing your Money every Day. They cant even manage to answer their phones that we pay for. He shoud be ashamed of his current actions


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