Gov't tables $830.8 billion budget for new financial year

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Gov't tables $830.8 billion budget for new financial year

The government is projecting to spend $830.78 billion to finance the affairs of the country for the 2021/2022 financial year. This is a reduction when compared with the previous fiscal year. For 2020/21, the government had programmed the spending...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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