 Mr. Speaker, you may recall that the resolution of the party promised to waive the payment of income tax for workers earning up to $4,000 a month or $48,000 annually. Mr. Speaker, having reviewed the fiscal situation and the likelihood of higher interest rates occasioned by changes in the global economic environment brought about by the Ukraine war, my government has decided to defer full implementation of this waive of income tax. As an incremental step towards fulfilling this purpose, my government has decided that effective January 1, 2023 persons earning up to $2,080 monthly, $25,000 annually will pay no tax. This will include public servants in grades 1 to 5. Mr. Speaker, this means that an additional 15,000 people in the public and private sectors will no longer be paying income tax. This measure should provide some relief to these workers but then to cope with higher food prices and the general increase in the cost of living.