An MP is accusing the Finance Minister of ignoring objections to the Property Tax and “gaslighting” citizens.

Oropouche West MP Dave Tancoo, in a statement, took issue with a statement by Mr Colm Imbert in which he reportedly alluded to people hiding property.

Mr Tancoo believes, instead of addressing the concerns about the tax, including inconsistent valuations, the Minister chose to reduce the tax rate and keep what he deems the “same flawed basis of tax calculations.”

He insisted that, regardless of the rate of the tax, the “Property Tax is ill-conceived, discriminatory and inequitable” and reiterated calls for the tax to be scrapped.