Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Agriculture, Fisheries, Sports, and Youth Affairs, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), says that in spending the territories finances, one has to be mindful of exactly where and how these monies will be expended, so as to make sure that value is always achieved. Photo: Facebook

“We want to make sure as well, this is something that I’ve mentioned before, that we make sure we are very conscious of how we spend money, it’s not something that’s always very popular… when you’re speaking about controlling expenditure,” he told guest host Mitsy J. Ellis-Simpson during the Tuesday, April 10, 2019, edition of ‘Honesty Speaking’ on ZBVI 780am. Photo: Facebook

Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Agriculture, Fisheries, Sports, and Youth Affairs, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), says that in spending the territories finances, one has to be mindful of exactly where and how these monies will be expended, so as to make sure that value is always achieved.

Conscious Spending

“We want to make sure as well—this is something that I’ve mentioned before—that we make sure we are very conscious of how we spend money, it’s not something that’s always very popular… when you’re speaking about controlling expenditure,” he told guest host Mitsy J. Ellis-Simpson during the Tuesday, April 10, 2019, edition of ‘Honesty Speaking’ on ZBVI 780am.

“When you look at the different demands that we have, as a territory on money, we want to make sure that we get value for money, for our festival and I believe that we’ve been able to strike that balance moving forward,” the Deputy Premier said.

Further, he said part of making sure that festivities stick to their budget, is understanding that one must be able to plan within their means.

Stay in Budget

“If we budget for 710K, which is what was allocated this year, they have to make sure that we have an event that really fits $710k, now if we want to do more, we have to have a broader conversation about how we budget,” he said. 

The Deputy Premier also noted, that to do more, steps would have to be made at the budgeting stage and with the elected representatives so that everyone can agree on a fixed amount of money and cutbacks can be made elsewhere.