Finance Minister Winston Jordan in a statement on Monday said that there had been a move to impose a further 55% increase in the tolls for the Berbice Bridge but that this would not be countenanced by the government.
He did not name the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) but his comment was made in res-ponse to a statement which was issued by the BBCI on the new government’s attempt to have tolls reduced to commuters.
After Jordan had expressed frustration at a press conference on Friday over the length of time it was taking for the BBCI to arrive at a decision, the BBCI issued an advertisement which appeared in the last Sunday Stabroek.
On Monday, Jordan took issue with several of the points raised in the BBCI advertisement.
He said that contrary to the Company’s statement, there is no toll reduction to the Company.
