Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy described as “disappointing and unacceptable” the opposition’s proposal to cut $814 million from the Ministry of Agriculture’s budget allocation relating to the purchase of 14 drainage pumps through a line of credit from India.
Speaking yesterday at a press conference held at his office, he said: “Of the $51 billion of expenditure identified in the Notice Paper, there is a signal to cut most of that, some $40 billion.
“My own concern is that any part of the budget that is cut would be a problem,