Dr Nigel Clarke, minister of finance and the public service, opened the 2023-2024 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday and Our Today caught up with those who were present to hear how the Government plans to fund Jamaica’s first ever trillion-dollar Budget.
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