MP Lyndon Lewis presses Ministers for proof behind 2027 budget promises.

NOW faction leader asks how tax revenue will rise, which vacancies are funded, what GEBE and TELEM could cost government, and when residents will see results from spending plans

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Lyndon Lewis used the opening of the Central Committee’s 2027 budget debate on Monday to demand more than broad policy goals from the government. Moving ministry by ministry, the NOW faction leader asked ministers to identify the assumptions behind projected revenue, the staff and mone...

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Gumbs flags GEBE receivables and TELEM debt as 2027 budget risks.

Finance Minister says overdue customer payments are putting pressure on GEBE’s cash position, while the Cft calls for clearer provisions for troubled government companies

PHILIPSBURG:--- Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs told Parliament on Monday that the government still lacks complete, up-to-date financial reporting from several of its companies, limiting its ability to measure the risks they pose to the 2027 budget.

Her assessment focused particularly on NV GEBE, TELEM and Postal Services St. Maar...

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Cg 27.3 million tax office and Cg 10 Million Parliament Building lead Gumbs’ investment pitch.

Draft budget places Cg 222 million in 2027 capital investments, while Cft questions the timetable for projects already financed but still unfinished

PHILIPSBURG:--- A new home for the Tax Administration, a Parliament building, a Meteorological Office building and roadworks formed the center of Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs’ presentation of the draft 2027 capital budget on Monday. The allocations are substantial. So is the challenge of delivering them.

Gumbs told the Central Committee that Cg ...

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Gumbs Presents Cg 8 million budget surplus, but fiscal watchdog says major risks remain outside the figures.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs opened Parliament’s debate on the draft 2027 budget Monday with a promise of earlier budgeting and tighter financial discipline. The government projects Cg 670 million in revenue, Cg 662 million in expenditure and an ordinary-service surplus of Cg 8 million. But advice included with the draft budget raises a harder question: how much protection does that surplus offer against obligations and risks the government has yet to resolve?

Gumbs told the ...

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