Bur instead of laurel wreaths - the Belize Bank would want to see the Prime Minister in bangles - and we're not talking about "escalavas" - we mean handcuffs!
The Bank's position is that if the Minister of Finance does not pay - the Bank would then commence proceedings in the court for his imprisonment.
Now, once the Minister of Finance does his duty to take it to the House, it can be argued that he's done his job and he cannot be jailed. But, the PM conceded that the Bank may come up with other angles to appeal:..
Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow- Prime Minister
"It must not be doubted that a court can, in fact, fashion a particular new remedy dealing with breach of constitutional rights. The suggestion being that if the minister of finance is ordered to pay and he doesn't pay the court can visit the sanction of imprisonment on the minister of finance. I don't think that can happen in this case. If parliament doesn't vote it how can a court say to the minister of finance, 'you must still find a way to pay it,'? The court would then be going against the constitution. So, in my view there is not much chance of that happening but if it is to happen well, bad back and all I am going to jail."
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