President Ali to unveil 5-year economic & social plan today

President Dr Irfaan Ali will be delivering a Presidential address today where he will unveil his government’s policy agenda for economic and social transformation for the next five years.

The address, to be delivered at 17:00h, is expected to provide a glimpse of what citizens can expect from Budget 2026, which will be presented in January by Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh.
Dr Singh has already explained that Budget 2026 will chart the pathway for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Administration to deliver its promises made in the 2025 Elections Manifesto.
“Every budget in this coming term of office will have as its principal objective the delivery of the commitments that we gave in our manifesto. The national budget for 2026 is, of course, the first budget since we’ve been re-elected. And so, what this budget is going to do is it’s going to put us on a path where we will see over the course of the next five years the delivery of every single commitment that we’ve made in our manifesto,” Dr Singh had posited.
The PPP/C’s 2025-2030 Manifesto outlines a five-year development agenda aimed at transforming Guyana into a modern and international model of growth.
Themed “One Country, One People, One Future Forward Together for a Better Guyana”, the manifesto outlines plans to build 12 hospitals and to deploy a fully integrated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system across the country, with key deliverables. These include the establishment of a National Ambulance Authority as well as fleet expansion with the procurement of new land, air, and river ambulances. Further, the manifesto outlines plans for the construction of 40,000 new homes over the next five years, major roadworks, an aviation school, a deep-water port, 100 new schools, a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Development Bank, an anti-corruption unit, and initiatives for Indigenous development.

Aggressive agenda
Meanwhile, for public work in the next five years, the PPP/C has committed to continue the rollout of its aggressive agenda for the transformation of the country’s transport infrastructure, with the dual aims of unlocking economic potential and improving quality of life.
These plans include the completion of major roads and bridges to connect Guyana with its
neighbours, opening new markets and unlocking trade and economic opportunities, as well as to improve connectivity between communities and open more productive land.
Selected highlights include continuing the upgrade of the Linden to Lethem highway and constructing bridges at Kurupukari and Puruni. Completing the upgrade of the Linden to Soesdyke highway and the four-lane highway along EBD to CJIA. Completing the highway from Land of Canaan to the Linden to Soesdyke highway, Silica City, and the CJIA. Constructing a four-lane road from Schoonord to Goshen. Expanding the main road in Essequibo to a four-lane highway. Completing the four-lane ECD highway from Mahaica to D’Edward. Constructing the new four-lane bridge across the Berbice River. Completing the road along the East Bank Berbice (EBB) to Mara and upgrading connectivity to De Velde.
Completing the four-lane highway from Palmyra to Moleson Creek. Constructing the road from Moleson Creek to Orealla and Siparuta and upgrading connectivity to Kwakwani. Constructing the new Corentyne River Bridge, to be built in collaboration with our Surinamese counterparts.
The PPP/C said it will also continue to upgrade the hinterland road network in Regions One (Barima-Waini), Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), and Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) to improve connectivity across regions, between villages, and within villages, and upgrade farm-to-market roads to all-weather roads in major farming areas to reduce the cost of transit for farming produce.
Additionally, it committed to advancing the upgrade of community roads and streets in established communities, complete with concrete drains, street lights, and security cameras, setting the stage for more modern, comfortable, and hospitable living conditions.

More disposable income & cost of living
To ensure that the Guyanese people have more disposable income and that cost-of-living pressures are cushioned, over the next five years, the PPP/C said in its manifesto that it will maintain its policy of no new taxes throughout all the budgets that it will present during the coming term of office.
The party also committed to lowering taxes generally, including lower income and corporate taxes, thereby rewarding and incentivising greater effort, and lower taxes on vehicles, while maintaining its policy of allowing importation of vehicles irrespective of age, thereby making vehicle ownership more affordable.
The PPP/C further said it will seek to conclude multi-year agreements with the unions in the public sector, in keeping with the principles of collective bargaining, and continue to grant salary increases and improve benefits to employees.
Additionally, the party said it will provide additional cash grants to households and individuals and maintain policies to keep interest rates low, especially for home ownership.
Youth empowerment is another cornerstone of the plan. The PPP/C has pledged to expand technical and vocational education, create new opportunities in entrepreneurship, and provide targeted support for at-risk youth. The aim is to ensure that young people are equipped with the skills, resources, and opportunities to drive national development.
Meanwhile, the party has also assured more targeted financial support for citizens in the future.
In fact, the Finance Minister has made it clear that targeted financial support to the Guyanese population is part of a comprehensive range of policies that seek to ensure every citizen has the skills, tools and opportunities to build sustainable wealth in the long term.