$161.4B budget

Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh yesterday announced that the economy is projected to grow by 4.6% this year as he unveiled a $161.4 billion national budget in the National Assembly.

Addressing the House for just over three hours, Dr Singh said the country’s economy was larger than ever with gross domestic product (GDP) now measured at $453 billion.

This year’s budget is 13.1% higher than last year’s budget and the largest budget