John says in-house work will offset $33M cut to highway contracts
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Finance
October 23, 2026
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Akash Samaroo
Works and Infrastructure Minister Jearlean John has defended a $33 million reduction in funding for contracted highway works in the 2027 Budget compared with the original 2026 allocation, saying the ministry can contain costs by using its own workers.
“Nobody can say we are missing in action. We’ve been doing a lot of work,” John said during the Standing Finance Committee’s examination of Budget 2027.
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