PARLIAMENT DEBATES 2.18 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET AMID COST-OF-LIVING PRESSURES AND CRIME FIGHT PUSH
Debate intensified in Parliament over Saint Lucia’s 2.18-billion-dollar national budget, as government leaders move to defend the Appropriation Bill for 2026/2027, outlining sweeping measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures, strengthening social protection, and tackling rising crime.
At the center of the discussion, officials emphasized targeted subsidies, expanded youth intervention programmes, and reforms to public assistance as key pillars of a broader push to build economic resilience and support vulnerable households.
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