Ramotar to make cut budget official

Donald Ramotar

President Donald Ramotar yesterday stated he would assent to the bill passed for the $177.4B national budget but vowed that his administration would take all legal measures to restore funding slashed by the opposition.

Just hours after the AFC sought to justify the cuts from the government’s $208.8B budget blueprint, Ramotar told a news conference that it was important that he sign the Appropriation Bill that was eventually passed by the National Assembly, since refusing to do so would inhibit the government’s