The newly convened National Assembly yesterday approved in excess of $11.2 billion as budgetary allocations for 16 constitutional agencies.
The monies were approved during the first sitting of the 12th Parliament of Guyana held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).
In the absence of the opposition APNU+AFC which had walked out in protest at the election of the Deputy Speaker, the Current and Capital estimates for these agencies were considered and passed without challenge. Notably the requested sums were also approved without amendment, as was the case during the last administration.