Ramjattan felt ‘betrayed’ by APNU about-face on budget cuts

AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan says that he felt betrayed on Wednesday after learning that APNU was retreating from plans to vote for budget cuts if the explanation by government for spending was unreasonable.

In a searing internal e-mail to party executives, seen by Stabroek News, Ramjattan spoke of how he was “furious and distraught” after speaking with APNU leader David Granger on Wednesday and noticed that he had made his mind up not to support the proposed cuts.

The AFC proposed cutting $3.8 billion in spending from the budget but attempts to make cuts were