A senior Opposition figure has accused the Mottley administration of outright withholding key financial information, arguing that unanswered questions about major public projects and spending have become too frequent to ignore.

Senator Ryan Walters, the shadow minister of finance in the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) launched a broad attack on what he described as an embedded culture of secrecy, evasion, and disregard for public accountability.

In the latest development that has attracted the opposition’s criticism, the Central Bank Governor, Dr Kevin Greenidge, refused to disclose the total cost of the BiMPay instant payment platform.