National Trade Union Confederation: Narendranath Gopee: 'We will attend the pre-budget consultations only if the PM presides'

Unions, invited on April 30 for the pre-budget consultations, decided to boycott the exercise, arguing that this meeting should involve the Minister of Finance rather than his "junior minister." A new invitation has been sent for Wednesday, May 6. Narendranath Gopee, president of the National Trade Union Confederation (NTUC), stated: "We will attend, on the condition that the Prime Minister presides. We will address the issues at stake…"