– Minister Edghill
‘We are seeking to ensure partnership at every level to ensure dreams are realised’
GUYANA is a good example of a country that has come a long way, in terms of economic progress, Minister within the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill said during the 2014 Budget Debate Wednesday night.He declared that the facts are clear and cannot be refuted, adding that, with the right approach, any challenge can be overcome.
“Budget 2014 is another building block in securing Guyana’s future,” Edghill said.

QUOTE: ‘This Budget is pro-people, pro-poor and pro-growth…it ensures the collective well-being of our people’ – Minister Edghill

He explained that the development thrust being promoted by the current Administration is geared towards unlocking the recognised potential of the Guyanese people.
“As a responsible Government, we make policy and allocate resources across sectors…but this alone will not take us to where we want to be,” the Minster agreed.
To this end, he emphasised the need for cooperation, from the level of Guyanese citizens, including public servants, to legislators sitting in the National Assembly.
“We are seeking to ensure partnership at every level to ensure dreams are realised,” Edghill said.
ESSENTIAL THINGS
He pointed out that the 2014 Estimates address three essential things, employment, business opportunities and empowerment of the Guyanese people to take advantage of them.
Edghill said: “This Budget is pro-people, pro-poor and pro-growth…it ensures the collective well-being of our people.”
He underscored advances in housing, education, health, attention to vulnerable groups and information and technological advances.
“We are lifting the bar in all these areas,” the Minister argued, adding that the achievements of 2013 cannot be ignored.
“Budget 2014 has much to offer…we cannot be myopic; we cannot always be narrow-minded,” he said.
Edghill stated that “bitterness blinds” and, in this regard, successes are ignored and the opportunities for advance can be obvious but still missed.
He said: “We have enough that we can see that significant development is being made, even though everything is not perfect.”
Minister Edghill alluded to the need for the facts, challenges and opportunities to advance, be kept in focus as the 2014 Estimates are reviewed.
By Vanessa Narine