Government is proposing to spend a total of $22.2 billion this year on public safety and security, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced yesterday.
Of the total, Singh told the National Assembly yesterday that $15.3 billion would be allocated to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), $5 billion to the Guyana Prison Service and $1.9 billion to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS).
During his 2021 national budget presentation, Singh said as part of the expenditure for the GPF over $830 million would be allocated for the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of police stations, including Providence, Ruimveldt, Cove and John, Albion, Whim, Parika and Wismar.