The People’s Progressive Party yesterday condemned the APNU+AFC Coalition government’s 2015 budget for its “extravagance,” but explained that it was never its intention to cut the budget as this was in the party’s view illegal for the opposition to do.
At a press briefing held yesterday at Freedom House, former Attorney General Anil Nandlall said that “We gave this government a chance… free reign. Prepare your budget we will support you, we will criticise you heavily, but we are not going to stop any of the initiatives that you may wish to implement let it happen and let the people judge you.”
Nandlall said that the party would not be taking a stand that would “deny money to the economy,” adding that “there must be an injection of money for there to be stimulation, for increased economic activity to take place because of the economic downturn which has plagued this economy since the new government has taken power.”
He noted that under the 10th Parliament, the Chief Justice,
