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PHILIPSBURG — The National Alliance (NA) manifesto for the upcoming elections is a 30-plus pages document that outlines the party’s plans for the immediate future. There are a lot of initiatives that will appeal to voters.
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The focus is on improving people’s lives through fiscal measures. The NA promises to lower income, wage and profit tax within the first hundred days if it becomes a part of a new administration. It also wants to abolish inheritance and gift taxes as well as property tax.
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Appealing further to voters who struggle to make ends meet, the party intends to lower grocery prices through rigorous price controls.
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The party furthermore wants to achieve 25 percent renewable energy in 2024. There is also some seemingly good news for students: the NA wants to make sure that every student in elementary school is in the possession of a computer at home. Another objective is to lower the cost of internet services.
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The NA intends to establish an annual investment forum, to invest in student housing in the Netherlands and to set up a drugs control council.
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Climate change also get some attention in the manifesto. It states that the party wants to minimize the negative effect of climate change on agriculture and health.
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The National Alliance also wants closer ties with the French side of the island. It aims for bilateral projects in the fields of agriculture, education, culture, youth, sports and tourism.
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This article contains a limited selection of highlights from the manifesto. To read the full text go to: https://linktr.ee/1silveriajacobs
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