President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling has said that the political administration and the majority parliamentary opposition must engage each other on the potential benefits of some of the projects that are affected by the cuts to this year’s budget with the aim of having supplemental provisions funded.
Such a move, he says, would represent “a more satisfying alternative to the political posturing that has become the norm since the budgetary removals were announced.”
In an article titled “Budget Review and Analysis” published in this issue of the Stabroek Business Urling says that as part of that process Finance Minister Ashni Singh should “make public his opinion as to if and how the budgetary cuts will revise original growth forecasts and what those updated projections will be.” The GCCI President says that such “transparency” on the minister’s part will be helpful to both the public and private sectors as they continue to