The very blunt consequences that could flow from moves by the parliamentary opposition to chop $5.2 billion from the $10.2 billion allocated for the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) in the National Budget is that of more blackouts and higher light bills. This is the assertion of Attorney General,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, Anil Nandlall, when he along with other members from the Government’s side hosted a press conference at the People’s Progressive Party Freedom HousePeople’s Progressive Party Civic members during yesterday’s press conferenceheadquarters, Robb Street, Georgetown, yesterday.Also commenting on the state of affairs, Finance Minister,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, Dr. Ashni Singh, said he will be seeking the advice of the Attorney General on the validity of the opposition imposed cut and what legal remedies may be available to the Government.Among the cuts that were made by the parliamentary opposition are allocations to the National Communication Network (NCN), the Government Information Agency which were both slashed to $1. The Specialty Hospital Project was also a target of the opposition with its $1.25 billion allocation being completely hacked by the opposition.But according to Dr. Singh,Cheap NFL Jerseys, GPL will now find itself in a position where it has to make a determination on the way forward.? This, the Finance Minister said will be dependent on the legal advice that is forthcoming coupled with Government’s guidance and policy which will ascertain whether critical investments by the power company still be feasible.Government had indicated that the subvention allocated for GPL was intended to negate an almost 28 per cent increase in tariff on a national scale.“You cannot afford to cut this; it has tremendous other economic factors that you have to take into consideration, you have to take the inflationary factor into consideration and you have to take the pass-on effect,Wholesale China NFL Jerseys, and the pass-on effect if you cut it most definitely it would affect the poor working class,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale,” said Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali at a previous press conference.Having suffered the cuts,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the Finance Minister informed that a series of questions will now have to be considered by GPL.“Are they to be found unable to make critical investments were the cuts to be found binding and intractably then GPL will need to determine how it proceeds. Will it still make these investments to remedy and overcome its challenges?Will it forego these investments and cause the electricity consumers to continue to suffer with a sub-optimal supply of electricity? Will they raise tariffs in order to finance these investments? Those decisions will have to be confronted,” asserted the Finance Minister.The Attorney General reiterated his conviction that there could be “more blackouts in the country and higher light bills. It may be both or it may be one but certainly those are two likely consequences if GPL doesn’t receive this money,” warned a very vocal Nandlall yesterday.He noted that in determining the way forward for GPL, the Government will be looking to an anticipated ruling by Chief Justice Ian Chang on the decision made by Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman, to allow the National Assembly to modify the national budget.The urgency of the Chief Justice ruling was in fact emphasised in a recent letter inked by the Attorney General himself.“I explained to him the urgent nature of this matter and the fact that his final ruling would put to rest in a large way most of the legal issues that have arisen after the Speaker’s ruling.”Nandlall also expressed optimism that all parliamentary sides would be invited by the Chief Justice to address him and the occasion will be utilised to put before him the Speaker’s ruling with a view of soliciting some form of commentary in respect to the legality of the ruling.“That will be a tremendously influential factor in guiding the Government’s efforts forward,” asserted Nandlall.