‘We have a proud record of implementing our manifesto promises’ – Nandlall

On the heels of the presentation of Budget 2026, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has reaffirmed that the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has a proud and verifiable record of implementing the promises it makes to the electorate.

The $1.558 trillion Budget 2026 was presented on Monday under the theme “Putting Peoples First” and includes a number of measures, policies and programmes in keeping with the 2025 manifesto of the PPP/C.

During his programme ‘Issues in the News’ on Tuesday evening, Nandlall reassured citizens that the PPP/C has a track record of keeping the promises it makes to the electorate.

“We told the people that if you voted for us, then, we are going to implement these promises and these policies. People went to the polls and they voted resoundingly for us. We received the most votes that a political party has received since democracy was returned to this country in 1992…we have a proud and verifiable record of implementing our manifesto promises. No one can accuse us of making promises which we do not deliver,” he affirmed.

Nandlall went on to explain that the PPP/C administration is now in the process of implementing those promises and that Budget 2026 constitutes the first installment of the execution of those commitments.

Nandlall also rebuffed criticisms from the opposition that the ordinary man will not benefit from the budget measures.

“Who are going to use the roads and bridges? Who are going to go to the schools and benefit from our educational programmes? Who will benefit from the health sector and the services that the health sector provides? Who are going to benefit from housing? Who are going to benefit from energy expansion? Who are going to benefit from the agriculture sector? Who are going to benefit from the security sector? Who are going to benefit from the social sector?” he posited.

Speaking specifically about the funding for infrastructural projects, Nandlall further contended that all citizens stand to benefit.

“Who’s benefitting from all of this? Who we building it for? The PPP and PPP supporters alone? Those very ones who are criticising want to drive Rolls Royce and Lamborghinis on these very highways, but they criticising…,” he contended.

Meanwhile, the Attorney General also addressed concerns about Budget 2026 not catering for salary increases for public servants, highlighting that “conventionally, salary increases are not part of our budgetary process, that comes as a separate measure later down in the year.”

Nevertheless, he reasoned that “this budget puts billions of billions of dollars into your pockets by the measures…indirectly, every Guyanese have received a massive salary increase, a massive income increase, because dozens of these measures will impact on you getting more disposable income.”

Budget 2026 provides some $150B in cash transfers for a nation under 1 million people – Pres. Ali