According to Perez every dollar spent on grocery bags has to be reconciled in order to keep the program running. If not then they would be forced ot halt distribution.

Reporter
"Is there accountability in terms of monitoring of the grocery bag program and distribution? Everything is?"

Andre Perez - Minister of the Blue Economy
"Absolutely. That grocery bag program, there is no funding involved in my office. You have to reconcile that. The stores have to reconcile to my office, and my office has to reconcile to Belmopan. And that if we don't reconcile properly, we don't get the following."

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