{"id":15965,"date":"2024-01-26T15:29:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15965"},"modified":"2024-01-26T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:29:21","slug":"government-chief-whip-gail-teixeira-defends-budget-2024-amid-opposition-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-chief-whip-gail-teixeira-defends-budget-2024-amid-opposition-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Chief Whip Gail Teixeira Defends Budget 2024 Amid Opposition Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Government Chief Whip Gail Teixeira addressed the opposition&#8217;s criticism of Budget 2024, stating that there are fundamental philosophical differences between the coalition and the PPP\/C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her 34th budget debate, Teixeira criticized the PNC-led opposition, describing them as irresponsible, reckless, and lacking substance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teixeira expressed strong support for Budget 2024, describing it as a tangible expression of hope, pride, and dignity for all Guyanese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She accused critics of being blind to the positive changes occurring in every community and in denial of Guyana&#8217;s rapid transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Teixeira, the opposition fails to understand how the PPP\/C government has achieved so much in three years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Radha-Gail.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She accused the opposition of refusing to be part of the country&#8217;s transformation process and instead undermining it at every turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the coalition&#8217;s five years in office, Teixeira claimed that they spent 1.4 trillion dollars with nothing substantial to show for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She asserted that the people support the government&#8217;s budget and want more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teixeira dismissed the opposition&#8217;s proposals as myopic and small-minded, lacking the capacity for sustainable development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized that Budget 2024 represents a tangible expression of hope and optimism for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teixeira stated that Guyana cannot slow down its economic transformation efforts until its people enjoy a better standard of living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government Chief Whip Gail Teixeira addressed the opposition&#8217;s criticism of Budget 2024, stating that there are fundamental philosophical differences between the coalition and the PPP\/C. In her 34th budget debate,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15966,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350,351,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","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\/15965","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=15965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15968,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15965\/revisions\/15968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}