{"id":15522,"date":"2024-01-15T16:09:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T16:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15522"},"modified":"2024-01-15T16:09:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T16:09:20","slug":"budget-2024-preparation-underway-emphasizes-policy-continuity-and-stability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/budget-2024-preparation-underway-emphasizes-policy-continuity-and-stability\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2024 Preparation Underway, Emphasizes Policy Continuity and Stability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>As the government gears up for Budget 2024, preparations are in full swing at the Ministry of Finance, with Oversight Minister Dr. Ashni Singh leading the effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual budgeting process is a continuous and meticulous undertaking, starting right after the passage of one budget and persisting until the presentation of the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a recent visit to the Finance Ministry, Dr. Singh was seen engaged with senior functionaries, working collaboratively on the fiscal plan for the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister emphasized the importance of ongoing consultations with stakeholders, including the public, as a crucial aspect of the budgeting process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government places a strong emphasis on policy continuity and stability, with the overarching goal of enhancing the lives of every citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ashni Singh, who first presented a budget as Finance Minister in 2007 under the Bharrat Jagdeo administration, has been actively involved in national budgeting for an extended period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He served as Director of Budget from 2001 until his elevation to the position of Finance Minister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the PPP\/C government returned to power in 2020, Minister Singh resumed his role in shaping national budgets, with Budget 2021 being his first since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the budgetary process continues, the government remains committed to fostering progress and improving the overall well-being of the Guyanese population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Radha Motielall, NCN News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the government gears up for Budget 2024, preparations are in full swing at the Ministry of Finance, with Oversight Minister Dr. Ashni Singh leading the effort. The annual budgeting&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15522","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\/15522","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=15522"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15524,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15522\/revisions\/15524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}