Mahsi, Madam Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Finance. I received a couple of calls, Madam Speaker, from contractors who have done work for government and they have been told that all payments have been frozen. This is work that has been done, some of it as far back as two months. These are small businesses that need the funding to help with their cash flow and this is causing them a lot of inconvenience. I would like to ask the Minister, why have all

the payments to contractors that work for government been frozen. Thank you.