PNG National budget set for September

 PNG Prime Minister contender James Marape says once his Pangu-coalition forms the new government, it will not waste time setting up its full cabinet at the earliest. 

Pangu’s biggest coalition partner is the United Resource Party, with 11 Members, and led by Hagen Open re-elected MP William Duma. 

Pangu has 17 coalition partners, and all independents declared so far have joined Pangu, bringing the Loloata camp number up to 82.

 The number increases with the National Alliance’s Tony Wouwou for West Sepik Regional, declared this afternoon, with National Alliance a coalition partner. 

With a high number confidence, Marape announced at Government House yesterday that the new government will announce its Full to Do list on the 7th of September and a Supplementary Budget will be delivered on the 8th of September. 

Marape says this is the benefit of having a continuing government, because work was already started on reconstructing the country over the last three years, and they will build on this. 

This includes stabilizing and growing the Economy, sustainable debt-financing and the installation of key programs in systems of government - Education, Health, and Law & Order as well as connecting PNG, and unbundling the country’s full economic potential especially in rural PNG.

FM100 / PNG Today

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