Comments on: Finance Ministry On 2015/16 Budget Performance

By: brigadooner

brigadooner — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:49:05 +0000

Excellent job of increasing revenues by 36m while still being able to decrease expenses; all the while tied up by all the legacy issues handed to them by the PLP.

Really encouraging news.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:05:52 +0000

After all we been through and where we have to go , we still have a bloated civil service what are they all doing ?

By: Dr. The Hon Edward N.Case. BMF hons.

Dr. The Hon Edward N.Case. BMF hons. — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:34:26 +0000

Anyone who votes PLP is truly insane.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:19:37 +0000

i know its easy to lay blame …but we are where we are and no matter how we got there we have to find a way forward …Government expenses must hold to budgeted numbers and we have to find avenues to increase revenue …yes its easier said than done but unless we all and it must be all buy into the future and get out of the past its pretty hard to swim with concrete shoes …lets shed the past lets move forward

By: Onion

Onion — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:02:44 +0000

Excluding debt payments the budget was almost balanced.

Remember, that’s the brutal legacy of the PLP’s folly into debt.

By: Reality Check

Reality Check — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:01:16 +0000

Balanced budget by 2016/17? Hardly likely as that would mean slashing spending by something in the region of $180 – $200 million and that would cause havoc in Civil Servant pay.

Balance by 2018/19? Still unlikely, and for the same reason.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:45:59 +0000

Refreshing to see that we have a gov’t that actually sticks to the budget. Depressing that this country is now more than $2.3bn in debt. Here’s to hoping for a balanced budget in 2016/17 and budget surpluses thereafter!