Opposition wins vote on budget schedule

The oath of an MP being administered to Rennita Williams yesterday by Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs.

The opposition yesterday used its majority to break a deadlock with government to push the consideration of the proposed budget estimates for this year to next Monday, in a move that Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh called another example of APNU and the AFC abusing their one-seat parliamentary majority.

The swearing in of new APNU MP Rennita Williams and the absence of PPP/C MP Dr. Vindhya Persaud tipped