Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill, this afternoon, slammed the main parliamentary opposition for either misreading or deliberately misrepresenting Budget 2026, tearing into the reckless claims that the $1.588 trillion budget is mainly financed by oil revenue.
Rising in support of this year’s national fiscal plan, Minister Edghill praised the Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh and his technical team for such a “fantastic budget.”
However, the minister quickly schooled We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Parliamentarian Dr. Andre Lewis for spending “quite a number of time arguing about oil money.”
Minister Edghill reminded the opposition bench that the $1.588 trillion budget is funded by $580 billion in non-tax revenue, while the withdrawal from the Natural Resources fund (NRF) is $495 billion.
“That’s the total amount of oil money that is financing this budget. Please, rewrite your written statements and let your consultants do better,” Minister Edghill said.
