Budget targeted wasteful spending

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she was not surprised that the Opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) voted against the Appropriation Bill in the House of Representatives on Saturday.

She predicted yesterday that Opposition senators would reject the national budget legislation when it reaches the Upper House.

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The Prime Minister accused Opposition MPs of being displeased with the Government’s decision to eliminate wasteful expenditure during the Standing Finance Committee’s examination of the national estimates.