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Jagdeo announces massive increase in subventions for local gov't bodies

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In a meeting at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, on Friday, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo announced increases in the government subventions for local government bodies. Municipalities are to receive $50 million as their new annual subvention while Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) will get $30 million each. Previously, NDCs got subventions totalling about $5 million, while municipalities got about $18 million. The post J…

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VP Jagdeo announces: $50M in Govt subvention for municipalities, $30M for NDCs - INews Guyana

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo today announced significant increases in the government subventions for local government bodies. He made the announcement during a meeting with stakeholders at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. According to Jagdeo, every Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) will receive thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) as their new annual subvention while every Municipality will […] The post VP Jagdeo announces: $50M in G…

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