Lots of concern over budget –private sector head

Eddie Boyer

Two years after government promised to tackle unemployment, boost investment and make major strides in achieving a green state economy, Budget 2018 comes with yet again no sound plan of action and the economy looks dismal, private sector officials yesterday said.

And while overall 2018 seems to have more benefits for the private sector than last year, the country’s masses would not benefit directly from them, the business community believes.

“It was a good discussion where we discussed it at length and saw some putting forward some very passionate views on many issues but there are a lot of areas of concern,” Head of the Private Sector Commission, Eddie Boyer yesterday told Stabroek News, following a post-budget meeting of private sector bodies.

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