Despite the fact that a former Attorney General has given an opinion that Cabinet does not have to channel lottery proceeds through the National Assembly for approval, opposition parties are adamant that the money must go to the Consolidated Fund and not spent at Cabinet’s whim without scrutiny.
Government’s representative of the Lotteries Commis-sion Board, Deputy Accoun-tant General Vladim Persaud recently told Stabroek News that all approvals for the fund’s expenditure come from Cabinet,
