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own social, civic and commercial opportunities. In short, we are about creating the empowered
and independent Bahamian who will not ever again have to beg favors from a politician to get their
rightful opportunity to better themselves.
So it is our happy task and welcomed obligation to fulfill our role; and not with empty
rhetoric and populist appeals that had been leading us down a ruinous path. Instead, we shall
continue unfazed and unbowed recognizing that we must be guided by what is best and not
necessarily always what is popular.
We are comforted in that we know the vast majority of
Bahamians understand where we were as a country and they can already see that they have a
Government that is delivering on its promises and implementing the initiatives that will secure a
safe and prosperous tomorrow for all Bahamians.
Mr. Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity to present the people’s budget for the fiscal year
2019/2020.
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