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New rubbish collection starts with its own rubbish
We seem to be getting more information about the new rubbish collection service bestowed upon us by our illustrious, no hankey-pankey government.
It is only now that we seem to be getting informed that the TOP$10.00 a month fee is not voluntary, and that ALL households will be required to pay whether they use the service or not.
Tonga-Now: Trial rubbish collection service conducted
The service will cost each household TOP$10 and is a new compulsory charge under the Waste Management Act 2005. Each household will be charged for the service whether or not he/she makes use of it.
Seems to have been overlooked as an issue while they were promoting the new dump / rubbish pick-up.
When we first heard the news about the $10 monthly fee I thought that it was exceedingly generous and that the only way that they were going to make this profitable (i.e. make enough money to buy new trucks 'cause the roads are going to kill the trucks they are using now) is to somehow either get a majority of Tongatapu residents signed up, or force everyone to pay.
We were previously using a private firm, Waste Management Ltd, to pick up our rubbish at a cost of $8 pa'anga per pick-up, and now Government is going to pick-up my rubbish FOUR times a month for only $10 pa'anga a saving to me of ($8.00 x 4 - $10 = $22.00). Geezz living in Tonga is just getting cheaper!!
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I guess they decided that they were going to mandate everyone paying, which to me looks like a new 'tax' that needs some more higher approval. As the 'tax' is linked to the house-hold, and not to whether your want or need the service, this is another part of sneaky government.
I'm thinking to myself of the self-sufficient (throw the trash out the back window) house in 'uta. But I guess that house-owner 'should' be making enough money selling his produce at market?
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