Government and opposition members of Parliament on Wednesday clashed over the hefty sums being pumped into the sugar industry, which opposition members said has been showing no signs of improvement.
Defending government’s proposed $4 billion subvention to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and other measures in the budget, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said the investment will support the expansion and mechanization of the industry.
The Minister made the statement during his presentation on the 2023 budget and brushed aside criticism from the opposition, who took jabs at the government for investing in a “failing sugar industry.”