As the Government continues to explore other means of providing relief measures to citizens of the country, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said another 5 to 6 billion dollars is likely to be expended to provide employment opportunities.
“We are going to probably spend another 5 or 6 billion dollars for employing people. So that is another 5, 6 billion dollars that will go in people pockets. Now that’s 15,000 persons, 10 to 15,000 ultimately by next year we are looking at to target,” Jagdeo told reporters at a press conference yesterday at the Office of the President.
The sum, he said is aside from the $5 billion that was set aside in the 2022 national budget to address the steep increases which were brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain bottlenecks.