Opposition snags financial papers

Deborah Backer

The combined opposition further asserted itself in Parliament last evening, as it forced the deferral of financial papers for extra-budgetary sums, citing a lack of transparency.

In a sitting, which became fiery at times, and was presided over by Deputy Speaker Deborah Backer, the APNU and AFC voted against four items during the examination of Financial Paper 7/2011 and caused Financial Paper 8/2011 to be withdrawn