Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday laced into government’s proposed 2017 budget, charging that it shows no vision for investments and job creation and places an enormous tax burden on Guyana’s citizenry.
“This budget is about no jobs, no investments, bigger government financed local borrowing, more taxes and increased cost of living,” Jagdeo railed, as he delivered an almost two-hour analysis in the National Assembly yesterday as he closed the debate for the opposition.
Jagdeo contended that there is no evidence to show expansion of wealth for the populace or sound welfare policies. He accused the government of laying more burdens on the Guyanese population by way of taxes as the only way to develop the country.