Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said government welcomed and was pleased at Thursday’s rulings by Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman in Parliament.
“The Speaker found that the Assembly could proceed and ruled that the Assembly should proceed with Financial Paper 8/2011. That in of itself was also an important and significant ruling. The government welcomed and is pleased at the Speaker’s findings in favour of the merits of our argument on this matter,” he said, speaking at a press conference held at the Office of the President on Friday. With him at the press conference were Prime Minister Sam Hinds and Adviser on Governance Gail Teixeira.
“It is significant to note that notwithstanding the Speaker’s ruling, another attempt was made on