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Members of Parliament today expressed their positions on the 2021 Budget before the House.

Day four of the Debate was conducted in the Dome of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.

On the Speakers’ Lineup, there was a total of Fifteen Members of Parliament, with eight Members from the Government and seven members from the Opposition benches respectively.

The presenters were as follows:

Government

• Hon. Collin D. Croal, M.P., Minister of Housing and Water
• Hon. Vickram Outar Bharrat, M.P., Minister of Natural Resources 
• Hon. Charles S. Ramson, M.P., Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports 
• Hon. Pauline R.A. Campbell-Sukhai, M.P., Minister of Amerindian Affairs 
• Mr. Faizal M. Jaffarally, M.P.
• Hon. Brindley H.R. Benn, M.P., Minister of Home Affairs
• Hon. Bishop Juan A. Edghill, M.S., J.P., M.P., Minister of Public Works
• Ms. Tandika S. Smith, M.P.

Opposition

• Ms. Coretta A. McDonald, M.P.
• Mr. David A. Patterson, M.P.
• Mr. Haimraj B. Rajkumar, M.P.
• Mr. Dineshwar N. Jaiprashad, M.P.
• Mr. Vincent P. Henry, M.P.
• Mr. Lenox R. O’Dell Shuman, M.P., Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
• Ms. Annette N. Ferguson, M.P.

The curtain will close on the Debate on Monday, March 1, 2021, after which, the House will meet for the Consideration of the 2021 Budget Estimates from Tuesday, March 2, 2021.