Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the government will modernize the operations of the Treasury Department in 2026 as part of a sweeping public sector reform agenda aimed at improving efficiency, transparency and financial management across the state.
Browne made the announcement during the presentation of the 2026 national budget on Thursday, calling the upgrade one of the most important administrative reforms planned for the new fiscal year. He said the overhaul is necessary to strengthen accountability, reduce delays and ensure that public resources are managed with greater discipline.
According to the Prime Minister, the government will undertake a “structural reform and modernization of the Treasury Department”, a move he said will streamline operations and enhance oversight of how public funds flow through the system. The initiative is expected to improve payment processing, tighten expenditure controls and modernize the way financial data is recorded and verified.
Browne said the reform is part of a broader plan to improve public sector performance, which also includes strengthening audits, implementing new accountability tools, and enhancing the operational standards of state-owned enterprises. He argued that these changes are essential for a “credible and modern state,” particularly at a time when the government is focused on consolidating fiscal gains and reducing debt.
The Treasury overhaul will be complemented by a new productivity and professional development program delivered through the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus. Browne said public servants will receive targeted training intended to raise capacity and support the shift to a more efficient, digitally driven public financial system.
“This modernization is about making sure the machinery of government works better for the people we serve,” Browne told Parliament, adding that improved Treasury management will help safeguard public finances while enabling faster, more reliable service delivery.
Details on the restructuring plan, including timelines and specific technological upgrades, are expected to be outlined during the budget debate next week.
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Not even GB very own supporters are too interested in this budget speech, because even they know it’s one big fraud, so that’s why they are keeping relatively quiet, because they do not want the topic to be stared towards such a very troublesome topic for them.
They cannot explain away all the corruption that’s taking place in their government, so their defense is to go after Lovell with the same ole tactic they have been employing for years and years, blame the millions stolen from the peoples Treasury on the opposition.
😂
We all know that this budget speech is one big Ponzi scheme operation, and the two Brownes are the leaders of the pack.
They know everything that’s going on in Antigua, except for the times the evidence point right to them, then they are quick to plea the fifth and start filing law suits, talking about “Defamation”.
Big ole set a crooks, and even the most ardent supporters know it.
I will keep screaming from the roof top about these corrupt bastards, because they are simply bad for Antigua.
Don’t only jail the crooked pastors, jail these blatant crooks in government as well..bring charges against them. Trust me, Antigua will survive and be the better for it.
The only accomplishment of GB tenure in office, is that he got filthy rich, that’s it.
Name me one program which he implemented where the majority of the general public maximize and make a good living, name me one?
I’ll wait.
UWI Five Islands Campus
Best thing ever happen to Antigua
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Does illiteracy run rife amongst ABLP supporters like RED TILL ME DECEASED?
Just asking for a good friend. 😉
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