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THE BELIZE TIMES
“BORROW & SPEND BUDGET”
2015
San Pedro: “La Isla Bonita”
PUP Leader Francis Fonseca Blasts 2015-2016 Budget Belize City, March 26, 2015 Day 1 of the two-day debate of the 2015-2016 Draft Estimates began today and the Leader of the Opposition Hon. Francis Fonseca kicked off the discussion on a high pitch as he blasted the Barrow Administration for presenting a budget that “lacked substance” and which has no “new development and no long term job creation plan”. Hon. Fonseca added that the country continues to see very little investment, placing the entire country “dependent on the largesse of the Government”, which means that the Government has had to rely heavily on its tax base and on loans, in this case Petro Caribe loans. “…borrowing money and pouring concrete is all well and good, but what our peo-
ple and their future. What are the plans for the development of our beautiful Belize? Our rising debt places us in the top 20 worst countries in debt-GDP ratio, at almost 80%,” said the Hon. Fonseca. The Opposition Leader also said that the Prime Minister’s promoting of a UDPfirst agenda in the distribution of Government support and assistance was “governance at its worst”. In his address, he called for the establishment of the 13th Senator and Campaign Finance Reform. He warned the Prime Minister that the people of Belize will soon judge them by their actions, and the results could be the wake up call that they direly need. “This is a budget deliv-
Glitter for the tourist; Ghetto for poor Belizeans ered by a Prime Minister and a UDP Government full of themselves, intoxicated by power and consumed by their so-called historic destiny of a third term. Well I say to you today, Mr. Speaker, and I say to you the Belizeans Nation, It Shall Not Be, It Will Not Be!” The debate continues on Friday, March 27th, and we will provide a more detailed report in next week’s edition.
LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICES Notice is hereby given that RUTH E. SALAZAR is applying for a Malt and Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Puerto Mariscos”, situated at 89 A Freetown Road, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.
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