KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jan 29, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday Thursday presented an EC$1.9 billion (One EC dollar=US$0.37cents) fiscal package to Parliament, a two per cent increase over the approved budget for last year.
Friday, who is presenting his first Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure since his New Democratic Party (NDP) won last November’s general election, said that financing for the 2026 budget is expected to come from current revenue of EC$906.8 million and from capital receipts totalling EC$978.7 million.
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