Editing Nevis (section)

====Fiscal motivation for secession====
The issues of political dissension between Saint Kitts and Nevis are often centred around perceptions of imbalance in the economic structure.<ref>Anckar, Dag (2001). "Party systems and voter alignments in small island states". In ''Party Systems and Voter Alignments Revisited''. Eds. Lauri Karvonen and Stein Kuhnle. Routledge, 2001. {{ISBN|0-415-23720-3}}. p. 270: "To a historical rivalry between the islands must be added a structural economic imbalance".</ref> As noted by many scholars,<ref>See for example: Duval, David Timothy (2004). ''Tourism in the Caribbean: Trends, Development, Prospects''. Routledge, 2004. {{ISBN|0-415-30361-3}}, p. 102: "Nevis has claimed domination and exploitation by St Kitts and has come to view St Kitts as the 'larger omnipresent looming partner' (Premdas 2000). Such mistreatment (whether real or perceived), combined with the subordinate island's distinctive cultural and historical identity, has fostered an ambivalent relationship between internal core and periphery. These accusations and counter-attacks have been entrenched in the countries' collective memory and have, to some degree, permeated many aspects of society." See also: Phillips, Fred (2002). ''Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutional Law'' Cavendish Publishing, 2002. {{ISBN|1-84314-429-8}}: "In ''Freedom in the Caribbean'', reference was made to the long history of grievance nurtured by Nevis against St Kitts [ever since] imperial legislation brought Nevis into the unitary state of St Kitts/Nevis/Anguilla in 1882."</ref> Nevisians have often referred to a structural imbalance in Saint Kitts' favour in how funds are distributed between the two islands and this issue has made the movement for Nevis secession a constant presence in the island's political arena, with many articles appearing in the local press expressing concerns such as those compiled by Everton Powell in "What Motivates Our Call for Independence":<ref>Powell, Everton (Ed.) (2006). {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060614041920/http://www.nevisindependence.com/ "What Motivates Our Call for Independence"]}}. Nevis Independence. Retrieved 8 August 2006.</ref> 
* Many of the businesses that operate in Nevis are headquartered in Saint Kitts and pay the corporate taxes to Saint Kitts, despite the fact that profits for those businesses are derived from Nevis.<ref name="CCM"/>
* The vast majority of Nevisians and residents of Nevis depart the Federation from Saint Kitts. This meant that departure taxes are paid in Saint Kitts.<ref name="CCM"/>
* The bulk of cargo destined for Nevis enters the Federation through Saint Kitts. Custom duties are therefore paid in Saint Kitts.<ref name="CCM"/>
* The largest expenditure for Nevis, approximately 29 per cent of the Nevis Island Administration's recurrent budget, is education and health services, but the Nevis Island Legislature has no power to legislate over these two areas.<ref name="CCM"/>
* Police, defense and coast guard are a federal responsibility. Charlestown Police Station, which served as the Headquarters for police officers in Nevis, was destroyed by fire in December 1991. Police officers initially had to operate out of the ruin, until the Nevis Island Administration managed to raise the resources to re-house the police.<ref name="CCM"/>
* Nevis experiences an economic disadvantage because of preferential treatment by the federal government for development of Saint Kitts. The division of foreign aid and various forms of international assistance toward development and infrastructure are especially contentious issues. Lists showing the disparities in sharing have been compiled by Dr. Everson Hull, a former Economics professor of Howard University, and are available online.<ref>Hull, E. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060515134454/http://www.nevisindependence.com/article.php?subaction=showfull&id=1080376868&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& "Part I: Grabbing the Forgiven-debt Money."]}} and {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060515134545/http://www.nevisindependence.com/article.php?subaction=showfull&id=1080376524&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& "On the Money Trail – PART II"]}}. Nevis Independence. See also Powell, Everton (2006). {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060618055453/http://www.nevisindependence.com/disparities.htm "Disparities in sharing"]}}. Nevis Independence. Retrieved 8 August 2006.</ref>