The Air Mts Saga !

Sometime back I had taken up these statements, quite relevant in the present context, from a recent interview of Raj Ramlagun on Air Mts.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐢li𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 ! 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ?

(Published in l'express.....)

On the occasion of the fourth World Statistics Day, Statistics Mauritius (SM) organized a workshop on October 22 . This event was an opportunity to review the institution's role in producing reliable data and its place in public policy-making.

PNQ on Law and Order !

Depuis janvier 2025, 4 247 agressions et 112 attaques préméditées avaient été enregistrées, ainsi que 24 tentatives de meurtre et 24 meurtres, dont la plupart avaient été élucidés.

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥

The Senior Counsel and Senior Attorney Bill is surely an improvement on the earlier method of selecting Senior Counsels and Senior Attorneys . It does fill a regulatory gap by codifying the procedure for recommendations.

𝐑𝐬 𝟓,𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟗 𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞, 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐨 !

The so-called objectivity of our zournalus !

See their headlines of our “soi-disant” unbiased, even-handed journals “L'indemnité de Rs 5,5 M à Sithanen fait polémique” ; “Les millions de l'ex-gouverneur Sithanen en vedette”

𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘃 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 : 𝗣é 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇 𝗻𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗲𝗹é𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻 !

At one of his visit to Grand Bassin, after the elections, with his whole paraphernalia of socioculturals , chatwas and useless hangers-on, and of course with the whole police force in tow, our PM, still under the euphoria of the unexpected 60-0, blurted out impulsively without much forethought that the ancient regime “ti pé politiz partout ".

Mandatory registration of dogs-La Pagaille

Outrage, discord, and controversy !

Eski kumsa ki pou amen ban sanzmans !

𝐆𝐃𝐏 𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝

In Dec 24, the Ministry of Finance published a "𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚"(SOE) document, which found that GDP data was grossly exaggerated, notably “𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙩”. The SOE revised GDP data downwards by Rs 21 bn (3%) for 2023 and Rs36 bn (5%) for 2024, and Statistics Mauritius (SM) has since decreased GDP further by an additional Rs5 bn for both years.

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐀𝐓 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 !

Do you recall the SME Minister claiming that the lowering of the VAT threshold on businesses to Rs 3 million turnover will have no impact on consumer prices and employment because they will offset the VAT imposed on their business by the reimbursed VAT paid on inputs ?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐀𝐓 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥!

The VAT registration threshold, now set at Rs 3 million compared to Rs 6 million previously, which will bring many small businesses into the indirect taxation system, will have a negative impact on micro-businesses.