HoA to continue April 25, 2019; Budget Debate starts
The 2019 Budget is expected to be passed by Friday, April 26, 2019, according to Ministry of Finance officials.
SFC Private - Hon Willock
The Members of the whole House met last week in Standing Finance Committee (SFC), however, the SFC proceedings are private, according to HoA Speaker Hon Julian Willock.
It was noted, however, by Hon Willock that “a report will be made available to the public once the Appropriation Act 2019 is passed and signed by the Governor.”
This will be the first budget of the 8-week old Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government, headed by Premier, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), who is also the Minister of Finance. Hon Fahie, the popular leader, noted that “this is a transitional budget” in previous press statements and in his 2019 Budget Address.
VIP back
It was on February 25, 2019, that the VIP swept to power. They took the four Territorial At-Large seats, along with the four districts [1, 5, 7, 9], to receive an 8 to 5 majority in the 13-seat legislative HoA.
The Hon Fahie led VIP defeated the National Democratic Party (NDP) regime led by the controversial former legislator Myron V. Walwyn [2011-2019], who lost his own seat and is currently under investigation, according to police, for a small wall built in 2015 around the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS). The small project had a price tag of $1.6M.
The HoA will be carried live on CBN Radio 90.9 FM, CBN-Television Channel 101 on flow tv and you can also follow the coverage live online at www.cbnvirginislands.com
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