But if the PUP wins the next election, it won't have to worry about "manning up" to make any principal payments on this loan. Those have been deferred to 2030 - but Briceno says that only a selfish leader would think that to be a solution:...
Jules Vasquez, 7News
"Were the PUP to form the next government in Belmopan. Would you feel some relief that even if you serve 2 terms, you wouldn't have to make any principal payments on the superbond since those have been deferred to the year 2030?"
Hon. John Briceno, Leader of the Opposition
"If I want to be selfish about it, I would say yes. But if you want to look at the interest of the country, you need to wonder what is it that you have to do, because remember, in 2030, 105 million US dollars will nor magically appear for the next 5 years after that."
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