Finance Minister defends K3B Supplementary Budget Spending
The Finance Minister has defended the K3 billion supplementary budget spending. He argued that the additional funds are necessary for the country's needs. The minister addressed concerns about the size of the allocation and explained the reasoning behind it.
<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?w=1024" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png 1890w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=1200,900 1200w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=800,600 800w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=600,450 600w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=200,150 200w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=780,585 780w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=706,529 706w, https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?resize=150,112 150w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="701827" data-permalink="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/finance-minister-defends-k3b-supplementary-budget-spending/minister-thomas-opa/" data-orig-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png" data-orig-size="1890,1417" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-title="Minister Thomas Opa" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Minister-Thomas-Opa.png?w=1890" /></figure> <div class="content-preview"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The supplementary Budget is a huge relief to the people of Papua New Guinea says Minister for Finance.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Minister Thomas Opa defending the supplementary budget yesterday in Parliament saying the intervention is a vital relief package to address urgent external pressure that raised after the 2026 budget was passed.</p> </div> <div class="woocommerce"> <div class="woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message"> To access this post, you must purchase <span class="wc-memberships-products-grant-access"><a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/">Web</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web – Six-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web – Annual</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/">Web & eBook</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Day">Web & eBook – One-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=14-Day">Web & eBook – 14-Day</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=One-Month">Web & eBook – One-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Three-Month">Web & eBook – Three-Month</a>, <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Six-Month">Web & eBook – Six-Month</a> or <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/product/web-ebook/?attribute_duration=Annual">Web & eBook – Annual</a></span>. </div> </p></div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg/finance-minister-defends-k3b-supplementary-budget-spending/">Finance Minister defends K3B Supplementary Budget Spending</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.postcourier.com.pg">Post Courier</a>.</p>
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