Budget Day axed for November 21, 2016; No new date set!
That is the day the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith will deliver the Budget, setting out his Administration’s spending Bill.
However, in an abrupt turn-around without reason, the HoA announced late this afternoon November 9, 2016 that the Sitting has been cancelled.
Our newsroom caught up with our senior National Democratic Party (NDP) sources who said there may have been two reasons for the cancellation. The sources claimed that the Budget Address and the draft were reportedly not ready for the November 21, date and there are possible issues about two members who would be on duty travel.
When pressed to say why that would stop the Premier from reading the 2017 Budget Address if he is not the Minister traveling, our sources declined to comment further.
Broke & Mismanagement of funds
Controversial United Kingdom appointed Governor John S. Duncan OBE has been putting pressure on the Dr Smith led NDP Administration in a series of letters to the Premier and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) following the 2015 snap election about the reckless spending of his Government.
Mr Duncan has warned the NDP if they do not follow the law in terms of responsible spending and prudent management of the Virgin Islands' finances he could no long defend them to the FCO.
There continues to be speculation throughout the British Overseas Territory that ‘UK direct rule’ is eminent following reports from the Opposition, media, civil society and talk show hosts of consistent mismanagement of public funds, the NDP leaving the country broke, allegations of corruption and conflict of interest by the Administration.
The Governor has said publicly he sees no corruption; however, in private he has raised many of the same issues with Premier Smith and the FCO both in writing and in private meetings.
.png)
Follow Us On
16 Responses to “Budget Day axed for November 21, 2016; No new date set!”
LMAO. I see that you jack a** are standing alone with your rubbish.
Tell dem pappy
If dey dont believe u LASSING DOGS talk bout it long time ,
Who stole d cookie ?
These guys were allowed to mis manage public funds and not give account when they won d first election . They got cocky and daring ; now they doing wat dey want . IT MUST COME TO AN END even if UK has to come and save us from our own . Economic slavery and Racial slavery is still SLAVERY