Apr 22, 2021 2021 Budget Debate Off to a Tepid Start While the unions made their presence known outside the National Assembly, on the inside, it was business as usual for the first day of the Budget Debate, as the members took turns both criticizing and supporting parts of the budget that most directly affect their ministerial portfolios and constituents. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has excerpts from day one.
Isani Cayetano, Reporting Kicking off the 2021 budget debate this morning was Opposition Leader Patrick Faber. The area representative for Collet spoke for almost an hour, having a go at the government’s fiscal plan for the next twelve months. Faber was critical of the financial blueprint for a number of reasons, beginning with the leadership of the new prime minister.