T&T: Jeezan! Now they want to tax fetes!

Boy, governments will tax people to death if you give them a chance. That's why death and taxes so often go together.

Local tax authorities have begun to pay special attention to the promoters of all-inclusive fetes, many of which rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars.

All-inclusive fetes, a peculiarly Trinidadian invention, have proliferated in recent years.

The main ingredients of the 2004 all-inclusive are: one fee pays for the venue, food, drink, music, security and a shuttle service.