We also asked the mayor to comment on an increase in the fee for a license plate, which the council has announced. The fee is going up from $25 to $35 dollars - that's a 40% increase in one fell swoop. The mayor said the council had no choice:..
Jules Vasquez, reporter
"Is the licenses for vehicle, the fees are going up from $25 to $35 I understand it."
Bernard Wagner, Mayor - Belize City
"The supplier took up his cost of importing. Those items went up and he passed it on us and obviously we can't absorb that as a council. Again, the supplier is a contract that was signed by the previous council and we have to continue live with it."
Jules Vasquez, reporter
"Is that a decision taken light because obviously these things have political implications. You might say its only $10, but it is also a 33% increase. So City Council is taxing people."
Bernard Wagner, Mayor - Belize City
"We can't absorb the cost and we have the support of local government on this."
Later on - we'll show you the fancy new seaside restaurant where we met the Mayor, Moe's Pizza and Pasta. It opened today, and you'll hear of the vision for and the controversy around the place.
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