Dookeran tells Senate: “Govt acting responsibly with Clico bailout”

Finance Minister Winston Dookeran has today begun his budget presentation in the Upper House.
The 2010/2011 budget was unanimously passed in the Lower House on Friday after four days of marathon debates.
The budget needs to now be passed in the Senate.
Dookeran today explained to Senators that the government’s planned bailout of Clico is the "most fiscally responsible" of three options considered.