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PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the 2025/2026 national budget will be youth-based.

Although the government has not yet announced a date for its budget presentation, Persad-Bissessar, speaking at the bmobile Future Leaders launch at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s on August 14, gave some insight into what the public could expect in its first budget.

She said opening doors for young people had always been a prominent theme throughout her political career and part of her government’s modus operandi.