After all estimates for the Ministry of Agriculture were approved yesterday in the National Assembly, the opposition and government clashed on a sum of $3 billion that was allocated to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) under capital expenses for the remainder of the year.
The issue was brought up after parliament resolved itself into the Committee of Supply to discuss the estimates under this year’s budget. As they discussed the capital expenditure for Agriculture Deve-lopment and Support services, opposition Parliamentarian, Khemraj Ramjattan, questioned why there was no capital project profile for the $3 billion allocation and asked the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, to explain what the monies will be spent on.
