$6B GuySuCo subvention gets approved

Opposition MPs holding a pow-wow before the beginning of the consideration of estimates

Government secured the opposition’s support for a crucial $6 billion GuySuCo subvention yesterday as the Committee of Supply began consideration of estimated spending for the year.

“GuySuCo needs it,” a relieved Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy told Stabroek News.

During the consideration, Ramsammy stated that of the $6 billion, over $1 billion would go into the mechanisation