BOTH Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo and Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives Barry Padarath are confident that the 2025/2026 budget will be passed in Parliament without any problems.

They expressed their optimism on October 7, hours after a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) indicated the budget will be presented by Tancoo on October 13 at 1.30 pm. It is the UNC government's first budget since the April 28 general election.

In a WhatsApp comment, Tancoo told Newsday, "If it's not passed by October 31, then it will be passed after." He made no other comment about the budget.