Hon Walwyn calls for Premier Wheatley to resign as Minister of Finance
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Hon Walwyn was speaking during the continuation of the Seventeenth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) on Friday, August 16, 2024 where supplementary estimates were brought before the HoA by Premier Wheatley.
$13M variant in new salary structure- Premier Wheatley
Premier Wheatley told the HoA an important aspect of the supplementary appropriation is to rectify discrepancies in the budget since the passage of the Appropriation Act in 2023.
The HoA approved 11.7 million dollars for the new salary structure however an analysis by the Ministry of Finance in April 2024, of the impact of the compensation review on the 2024 budget allocations for personal emoluments revealed the discrepancy.
“The purpose of the analysis was to analyze actual expenditure for personal emoluments of existing public officers up to the 15th April, 2024, to extrapolate the anticipated spending to year end,” Premier Wheatley explained.
It was revealed following the analysis there was a “significant variance” between funding required for personal emoluments for current officer and the figure appropriated in the budget
As of April 15, 2024, the funding required amounted to twenty-five million, fifty-six thousand, five hundred and eighteen dollars, while the figure appropriated in the budget was 11.7 million dollars.
Such a mistake calls for resignation as Minister for Finance- Hon Myron V. Walwyn
Hon Walwyn said being the Minister of Finance is a “heavy responsibility” adding that Premier Wheatley was trusted with the finances of the country and went off on a “frolic of his own”.
“What happens in Caribbean countries and even developed countries in the world, when a Minister of Finance or any minister makes what Ralph Gonsalves would have called a 'monumental blunder' of this type of proportion, the proper thing for that person to do is resign from their post as Minister of Finance and I’m calling on the Premier to do the honourable thing…you have shown to this country, is that you’re not capable of being the Minister of Finance,” Hon Walwyn said.
The discrepancy is really $20M- Hon Myron V. Walwyn
Hon Walwyn also questioned the validity of the discrepancy being only thirteen million dollars.
“The truth really is, it’s about 20 million dollars…how can you get that wrong?” Hon Walwyn said.
He advised that someone more “capable” should be made to become Minister of Finance.
“This finance thing is more than you, resign from the post, you wouldn’t lose your government…hand the portfolio over to somebody in your government who is far more capable than you are,” Hon Walwyn reiterated.
He also said a mistake like this is one the “public should not forgive”.
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47 Responses to “Hon Walwyn calls for Premier Wheatley to resign as Minister of Finance”
The current Premier of these VI has proven to be incompetent in everything. A bumbling boy child with less than a teaspoon of common sense.A party throwway money lillil man. We still waiting on the figures from his" music fest" he slurge on for his in-laws from the contributing country of the VI destruction, contributors to the full to the rim prison,3 digit unsolved murders and solved murders.
Accidental Premier
The country got hot with a tropical Storm and some areas having a hard time to recover but we got money through at everything else instead of improving and future proofing the country. Sick of this
some on the streets gunning their own people
some in political circles pulling down each other
Mr Politician bring Ideas to the table for the betterment of our society(stop the criticising)
no wonder some overseas think the people we vote into politics don’t have the ability to further develop the territory
When Trumpeter got shot in his ear de other day the head of the secret service resigned.
Pride is a sin. It’s goes before a fall.
Step aside and allow your Deputy Premier hold the seat! She has a tested background in finance and budgets. The writing is on the wall for VIP government.
Stop using the Premier for your weak disgusting nasty politically motivated ambitious IT WILL NOT WORK this is 2024. Bossie have you leant anything from the 2019 elections when we got rid of you? Relax Walwyn your honey moon is fast coming to an END!
The word clours, should be colours /colors. They are the British and American spelling of the word I assume you were trying to write.
I NEED ANSWERS NOW
when is this man going to pay lord . there is a GOD WHO DONT SLEEP . you cannot treat ppl badly and expect to live happily