“I thought they had all the answers and were going to balance the budget.”

This from former finance minister under the People’s National Movement Colm Imbert yesterday, when asked by the media to respond to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s statement on Friday that the national budget for 2025-2026 will be another deficit fiscal package.

Imbert spoke at a news conference after the PNM’s General Council meeting at Pleasantville Indoor Sports Complex in Pleasantville, San Fernando.