The 2018 national budget outlines snippets of a broader economic vision, the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS), which somewhat underpins this budget and will likely do so for future APNU+AFC budgets. The budget statement of Minister Jordan declares that the amorphous GSDS is intended to form a coherent blueprint document of the government’s development objectives, which it sees will impel Guyanese on the “Journey to the Good Life”. Page 19 of the budget speech outlines seven central themes, pillars of sort, of the GSDS. These are (i) green and inclusive structural transformation; (ii) sustainable management of natural resources and expansion of environmental services; (iii) energy – transition to renewable and greater energy independence; (iv) resilient infrastructure and spatial development; (v) human development and well-being; (vi) governance and institutional pillars; and (vii) international cooperation, trade and investment.
