Finance Minister Lambastes Opposition for Use of Poverty Report with Dated Information

Finance Minister lambastes opposition for use of poverty report with dated information

…as budget debate wraps up The debate on the 2026 budget concluded yesterday in the National Assembly as Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, delivered sharp criticisms of APNU parliamentary leader Dr Terrence Campbell and Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed and excoriated the use of a poverty report which Singh said has dated information. The article Finance Minister lambastes opposition for use of poverty report with dated information ap…

Chronic information distortion by Opposition — Ashni Singh

After a week of spirited debates over the 2026 National Budget, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has accused the opposition of “chronic and barefaced distortion.” Dr Singh was the last contributor to the budget debate, a task that allowed him to analyse and respond to each presentation before him. Throughout his three-hour-long presentation on Friday night, the Finance Minister ripped into the contributions made by the Opposition Parliamentarians…

Finance Minister blazes Azruddin Mohamed, exposes his ‘shallowness’

–says gov’t has infinite faith in soundness of judgement of Guyanese people to not be ensnared by parliamentary opposition –affirms Budget 2026’s ability to benefit all Guyanese as debate wraps up BRINGING the 2026 national budget debate to a close just after midnight, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, […]

“Selective interpretation, chronic and barefaced distortion” – Finance Minister hits back at Opposition

…says 58% poverty data cited by Opposition MPs was APNU/AFC’s legacy Senior Minister with Responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh Senior Minister with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, closed off the Budget 2026 debates in the wee hours of today with a resounding rebuttal to what he described as “selective interpretation” and “barefaced distortion” by the Parliamentary Opposition. Delivering his contributions to the debates in the Na…