Opposition absent from 2017 pre-budget consultations

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Minister of Finance Winston Jordan (left) meeting with representatives of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of 2017 Pre-Budget consultations (GINA photo)
Minister of Finance Winston Jordan (left) meeting with representatives of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of 2017 Pre-Budget consultations (GINA photo)

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan and his budget team were yesterday left waiting in their boardroom for the parliamentary opposition, GINA said.

The budget team had scheduled 14:00 – 16:00 hours to meet with the team from the People’s Progressive Party to discuss the 2017 budget as part of a series of pre-budget consultations. The PPP team never showed up, GINA said.