Nearly $1.3 billion spent on housing, water during first half of the year

Almost $1.3 billion was spent on the housing and water sectors during the first half of the year, according to the Finance Ministry’s mid-year report.

According to the Government Information Agency (GINA), the report said government spent $881.8 million on the housing sector, including capital expenditure of $836.4 million and current expenditure of $45.4 million.

It noted that infrastructural works continued in housing schemes, which included Lust-en-Rust, Zeelugt, Windsor Forest,