Harmon rubbishes Opposition’s claim of $1B in travel expense

Dec 04, 2018 News

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon has stated categorically that the President’s team has not, at any point, spent $1B on travels, as alleged by Opposition Member of Parliament, Irfaan Ali.
Ali, who was speaking during the Budget debates in the National Assembly, yesterday, claimed that the President’s team has expended some $1B in travel.
Minister Harmon speaking to the Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday said contrary to the Ali’s outrageous claim, over the period 2015-2018, a total amount of $212.3M, ($212,345,072) was spent on travels by the President’s team.
“By no stretch of the imagination can you convert $212 million to $1B so I want to nail that lie that was told in the National Assembly (yesterday),” the minister said.
Meantime, Minister Harmon dubbed the 2019 National Budget, which was presented on Monday, November, 26 by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, as a “people’s budget.”
According to the State Minister, this budget, which is the Coalition Government’s fifth to date, has invested heavily in the education, health and overall development of the lives of all Guyanese.

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