The Opposition PNM says government has put itself in a difficult position ahead of the budget to be presented in Parliament on October 13, given the plethora of promises the UNC made during campaigning for the April 28 general election.

At a media briefing on October 10, at the Red House press conference room, Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles said with the price of oil hovering at around US$50 per barrel, she is waiting “with great interest” to see how government intends to approach the budget.

Asked how he would have approached the budget, had the PNM not lost the election, former finance minister Colm Imbert said government faces two major problems as oil prices and production are both on the decline.