Opposition slams ‘bail-out’ budget

Carl Greenidge

A bail-out budget was how the opposition parties de-scribed the Donald Ramotar administration’s $192.8 billion budget yesterday and Opposition Leader David Granger said it lacks vision and does not cater to the needs of the poor.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh announced $6 billion for the Guyana Power & Light Company (GPL) and another $4 billion for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), both state entities