The leader of the opposition, Philip J. Pierre, has accused the government of making lame excuses, indicating that the current administration must work with the estimates of expenditure inherited from its predecessor.
Pierre made the remarks while responding to questions about the allocation that was made by his former Saint Lucia Labour Party administration of which he was a part, for the repair of schools.
He said that the SLP government had indicated during its time in office, that there was a high deficit that needed to be reduced. But Pierre pointed out that a new government can have a supplementary budget or effect a reallocation of funds. He explained that the Minister of Finance can go to parliament and move to change the estimates of expenditure that were received.
Pierre said it was a lame excuse to say that a government is stuck with the estimates of expenditure of a former administration.
He admitted that there were some problems facing schools but recalled that the former SLP administration had repaired several of the institutions and built up others.
Pierre said that it was the SLP government which had built a new wing for the Micoud school in the constituency represented by Education Minister, Doctor Gale Rigobert.
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