Budget trim could see power tariff rising – Luncheon

Roger Luncheon

Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS) Dr. Roger Luncheon says that the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) may have to apply for a tariff increase as a result of not getting a $1 billion in subsidies which was intended to cushion fuel costs.

The opposition, in a vote in the National Assembly on Wednesday, lopped off $1 billion out of a package of $6 billion meant to help the company cope with high fuel prices