Saith dismisses gas hike talk
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION and Information Minister Dr Lenny Saith dismissed UNC Senator Robin Montano’s continued assertions that there will be an increase in the price of gasoline in Trinidad and Tobago. Responding to Montano’s allegations during Thursday’s 2005/2006 Budget debate in the Senate, Dr Saith said Montano was fully aware that there was no proposal contained in the Budget to raise the price of domestic gasoline in Trinidad and Tobago. In opening the Budget debate in the Senate on Tuesday, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Conrad Enill indicated that Government would be reviewing the levels of subsidy where domestic gasoline was concerned, but subsequently said Government has no plans to increase the cost of gasoline at this time. Prior to the presentation of the Budget by Prime Minister Patrick Manning in the House of Representatives on September 28, Energy Minister Eric Williams said Government would continue to subsidise the price of gasoline and other fuels for domestic consumption, and there was no plan to increase the prices of these commodities. Saith said Montano was simply being "irrelevant" by continuing to make these allegations. During his contribution, Montano insisted that Government planned to increase the price of gasoline and the prices of several other commodities in TT would skyrocket once this happens. He accused Prime Minister Patrick Manning and National Security Minister Martin Joseph of not having a firm grip on the crime situation in TT, describing the Government as a bunch of "keystone cops" who are willing to take credit for anti-crime initiatives but not responsibility for crime. Montano promised to resign from the Senate if Government could prove that it could successfully diversify the economy, but he said the Government should resign if they could not do so.
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