By SEAN DOUGLAS Friday, November 6 2009

SIPARIA MP Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Mayaro MP Winston “Gypsy” Peters will join the Congress of the People (COP) at its “Axe the Tax” rally at Woodford Square, next week Saturday, (COP) deputy political leader Prakash Ramadhar said on Wednesday.

Ramadhar was speaking during an exercise at the City Gate Transportation Hub, South Quay, Port-of-Spain.

“We’ll be hosting a meeting from a wide cross-section of interests in Trinidad and Tobago, including labour and the political scene and civil society,” he said.

Ramadhar said possible other speakers included THA minority leader Ashworth Jack, trade unionists Robert Giuseppi and Stephen Thomas.

“So this is all about continuing the efforts to push back this fiendish property tax.” He said the anti-tax campaign have so far received a good response throughout the country.

“People are asking for action and this action will be on November 14.

We hope and expect that all those who are interested in the property tax issue and how we’re going to deal with it will show up in their numbers,” said Ramadhar.

He said the COP hoped the rally would show that the country was united against the property tax.

“We would like to share some of the ideas we have as to how we will get Government to respond to this property tax,” he said.