{"id":15483,"date":"2024-01-11T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15483"},"modified":"2024-01-11T18:50:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:50:32","slug":"lindeners-eagerly-awaiting-budget-2024-for-livelihood-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/lindeners-eagerly-awaiting-budget-2024-for-livelihood-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindeners Eagerly Awaiting Budget 2024 for Livelihood Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>As Guyana prepares for the unveiling of Budget 2024 in parliament, residents of Linden express high anticipation and diverse expectations regarding the measures they hope to see implemented for improved livelihoods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The budget, scheduled for presentation on Monday, follows extensive consultations and discussions with various stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of Linden shared their expectations for Budget 2024, covering a spectrum of economic and social concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the anticipated measures are hopes for increased salaries and pensions, job creation initiatives, and potential reductions in taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ronald Savory, a Linden resident, emphasized the need for additional job opportunities, particularly for the youth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While acknowledging government initiatives like GOAL scholarships and training programs, he urged the inclusion of job creation strategies, such as the establishment of factories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another resident, Javin Lewis, expressed the desire for adjustments to the salary scale for public servants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis proposed revising the threshold for Pay As You Earn (PAYE) taxes to ensure that public servants take home more income for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Lewis, a senior citizen, shared expectations of increased pension benefits to enhance purchasing power for essential items like vegetables in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entrepreneur Vanessa Braithwaite called for the inclusion of financing options in the budget to support young entrepreneurs and startup business owners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized the importance of providing training and capacity-building opportunities for this demographic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colin Ault, Chairman of LINSEED (Linden Fund for the Empowerment and the Elderly and the Disabled), highlighted the need for subsidization of disability aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, Ault emphasized support for technological aids and orthopedic aids, addressing the challenges faced by persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali had previously mentioned in his New Year&#8217;s address that Budget 2024 aims to fulfill the government&#8217;s commitment to continuously enhance the lives of citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the expectations of Linden residents vary, the upcoming budget will play a crucial role in addressing the diverse needs and aspirations of the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Guyana prepares for the unveiling of Budget 2024 in parliament, residents of Linden express high anticipation and diverse expectations regarding the measures they hope to see implemented for improved&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15485,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15483\/revisions\/15485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}