At approximately 3 pm yesterday and following a commotion by protesting APNU+AFC MPs, the National Assembly considered and approved the 2021 Appropriation Bill which authorizes the issuance of $353.8 billion from the Consolidated Fund to meet expenditure for the fiscal year.
An additional $29.2 billion represents statutory expenditure for areas such as debt servicing which does not require approval.
The Bill, the largest in Guyana’s history, was passed four days ahead of schedule after the main opposition APNU+AFC walked out of the Chamber in protest at the presence of Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy. McCoy who has been accused of assaulting opposition member Tabitha Sarabo-Halley has denied the accusation and sat in the Chamber with the full support of the PPP/C government.