House approves $6.8B supplementary budget

Robert Corbin

The National Assembly last evening passed the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (NO. 2 for 2010), even as Opposition Leader Robert Corbin accused the administration of making a mockery of the annual budget.

The bill provides for $6,861,976,200 to be taken from the Consolidated Fund to meet a series of expenditure during the year.

The PNCR Leader accused Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh of disrespecting the House by seeking supplementary