IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POINTLESS for the Opposition to call a divide on the Budget since it did not have the numbers to defeat the proposal.
That was the position of Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley yesterday, as she reacted to public criticisms of last week’s Financial Statement And Budgetary Proposals and her reply.
On the ruling Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) side, two members – Minister of Commerce Donville Inniss and Minister of Agriculture Dr David Estwick – spoke against some of the measures introduced on the Tuesday by Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler to deal with the fiscal deficit and halt the decline in the foreign reserves.
His imposition of a two per cent tax on foreign exchange transactions and a 400 per cent increase in the National Social Responsibility Levy (NSRL) were lambasted by the public and businesses. (AC)
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