PNG Opposition says 2014 Budget Political

The Opposition has described the 2014 National Budget as a political or contractors money plan.

Leader, Belden Namah in his Budget reply yesterday, sais the National Government is spending excessively and passing the burden onto the next regime, that will affect low income earners..

Namah claims, the deficit budget will put pressure on everybody, while infrastructure programs will be greatly inflated, to benefit those in power.

He adds, there's nothing in the budget for the people to be excited about, while sectoral appropriation are still very minimal.

Namah describes the S-M-E program as a scam and miscellaneous funds of over one-billion kina for Treasury, as the Prime Ministers petty cash.

He accuses the government for spending recklessly, at the expense of the people and that the entire budget, was a cut and paste process.

Namah called on all members of Parliament to consciously stand to oppose the budget.