{"id":15956,"date":"2024-01-26T15:16:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15956"},"modified":"2024-01-26T15:16:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:16:38","slug":"debating-budget-2024-a-road-map-to-prosperity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/debating-budget-2024-a-road-map-to-prosperity\/","title":{"rendered":"Debating Budget 2024: A Road Map to Prosperity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In the ongoing debate over Guyana&#8217;s Budget 2024, Opposition Member of Parliament Tabitha Sarabo Halley expressed her view that the 1.146 trillion-dollar national budget fails to address the most critical need of citizens \u2013 the improvement of their current economic position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She questioned the ideologies and philosophies behind the budget, emphasizing the importance of policies that contribute to the quality of life citizens deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to these concerns, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag, defended Budget 2024, labeling it as a &#8220;road map to prosperity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Parag argued that the fiscal package, like previous PPP\/C budgets, is people-centered and underscores the government&#8217;s commitment to enhancing the quality of life for the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Parag highlighted the government&#8217;s fulfillment of its promise to increase the wages and salaries of citizens during its tenure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized the administration&#8217;s care for public servants and acknowledged the challenges faced by citizens during the pandemic, asserting that the government is taking steps to address these concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Parag commended the allocation of over 103 billion dollars in Budget 2024 to ensure that local democratic organs nationwide are adequately financed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This financial support aims to drive development across the nation and empower local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the debate continues, both sides present their perspectives on the budget, emphasizing its implications for the citizens and the nation&#8217;s progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the ongoing debate over Guyana&#8217;s Budget 2024, Opposition Member of Parliament Tabitha Sarabo Halley expressed her view that the 1.146 trillion-dollar national budget fails to address the most critical&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350,351,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news","category-politics","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15956","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=15956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15958,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15956\/revisions\/15958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}