In a heated parliamentary session on November 20, 2025, Belize’s Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton strongly criticized the government’s request for additional funding through two supplementary appropriation bills, totaling $210 million. Panton argued that the repeated need for budget adjustments contradicts the administration’s claims of a robust economy. She highlighted discrepancies in the reported economic growth figures, noting that while the Prime Minister cited an 8.2% growth rate, the actual figure was only 3.5%. Panton accused the government of severe underbudgeting, questioning why a supposedly strong economy requires constant financial injections. She declared that the Opposition would not support the bills in their current form, emphasizing the need for greater fiscal transparency and accountability.