00:00Government is condemning what it describes as desperate and disruptive tactics by the opposition during Tuesday's Standing Finance Committee proceedings,
00:09accusing the PNM of attempting to derail budget scrutiny and obstruct Parliament's work.
00:15Tensions ran high during the Standing Finance Committee session as government ministers defended their budget allocations
00:21and what they described as continued heckling and disorder from opposition members.
00:25In a strongly worded media release issued by KUVA South MP Barry Padares,
00:31the government accused the opposition of political obstruction and filibustering just days after what it called the PNM's collapse of the national budget debate.
00:42The statement claims opposition MPs repeatedly asked what it described as repetitive and irrelevant questions for nearly five hours,
00:49disrupting the review of national expenditure.
00:51It adds that government ministers maintained what it called professionalism, focus and integrity,
00:56while the PNM resorted to shouting and political theatrics across the flow.
01:01The release concludes by reaffirming the government's commitment to transparency and accountability in the budget process,
01:07despite what it says are opposition attempts to frustrate parliamentary scrutiny.
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