OPPOSITION Leader Pennelope Beckles says the UNC has placed Trinidad and Tobago in a state of confusion by its delay in presenting the 2025/2026 budget in Parliament and making cabinet portfolio changes which she said made no sense.

Beckles, who is also PNM political leader, warned the failure to pass the budget on time can have negative consequences for the country. She said if the budget is not passed and assented to before October 31, "the Public Service will be forced to cease operations from November 1 until the budget exercise is completed, passed and assented to by Her Excellency."

She expressed these concerns in a statement on October 6.