More Than $3B for Social Support Programmes
The government has announced it will be spending an additional $2.7 billion to provide targeted support to Jamaicans who are most adversely affected by the high cost of living. This totals $3.8 billion in social intervention expenditure, of which $1.1 billion is already accounted for in the 2022/2023 Budget. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel...