Lee Mark Says 2025 Budget “Putting Most People Under Pressure”

With two opposition members absent, the united front in the House of Representatives has taken a hit. Still, Mesopotamia’s Area Representative, Lee Mark Chang, isn’t staying quiet. As only the second opposition member to speak on the 2025 budget, Chang criticized the Briceño administration, saying the budget is pushing Belizeans further into debt, deepening inequality, and making life harder for everyday people.

 

Lee Mark Chang, Area Representative, Mesopotamia

“This 2025/2026 budget is moving us deeper into debt, inequality, struggles, budget cuts and from the real needs of the people. We are here to debate the budget brought forward by the administration, and let me say clearly this budget is putting most people under pressure. It is the largest budget in Belizean history, almost one point eight billion dollars. Yet it fails to deliver meaningful relief to the majority of Belizeans. This government was swept into power on a gold slogan “everybody fi win”. But madam speaker five years later the truth is clear, only few are winning. The poor and working Belizeans are carrying the burden. High cost of living and broken promises are the realities for most.”