Scott, Gilbert differ on budget

Kwame Gilbert

APNU MP Keith Scott on Monday dismissed the 2014 budget as insufficient to address social and economic needs while PPP/C MP Kwame Gilbert says the allocations indicate the importance government attributes to the social and economic sectors.

The men’s remarks were made during the parliamentary budget debate.

Gilbert said the budget is visionary. In fact, during his presentation, he used the world “visionary” no less than four times to describe budget 2014. He said it recognizes the