Adelien Wijnerman

Political background

In the news

• Tuesday, 10 November 2026 Wijnerman says debt payments are current and no new borrowing is under way
  Summary

  • Finance Minister Adelien Wijnerman told Suriname Herald that state-loan repayments were current and funds for bond interest had been set aside.
  • She said the government was not taking new loans at present, although existing commitments could still incur fees.
  • Wijnerman described both the primary and overall fiscal balances through August as positive.
  • She cautioned that spending usually rises towards year-end and said the government was monitoring expenditure against the budget.
• Monday, 12 October 2026 MPs seek safeguards and limits on proposed tax-collection costs
  Summary

  • Parliamentary debate on the tax-collection bills focused on taxpayers' protection and the cost of enforcement.
  • Starnieuws reports that MPs sought safeguards distinguishing inability to pay from deliberate refusal, and questioned detention as a last-resort collection measure.
  • Suriname Herald reports that Jeffrey Lau challenged a proposed one-percent fee for serving a collection order, with a SRD 500 minimum and no ceiling: on a SRD 10 million debt, his example produced a SRD 100,000 fee.
  • He sought a cap, a declining percentage and protection against duplicate charges.
  • Raymond Sapoen and Finance Minister Adelien Wijnerman distinguished administrative and legal charges from taxes in the debate over constitutional tariff-setting powers.
  • Wijnerman acknowledged concerns over disproportionate costs but announced no specific new ceiling.
  • The reports describe continuing consideration, not enacted rules.

Finance & Planning

• Budget, treasury and public financial management
• Tax policy and administration
• Planning and development finance
• Fiscal and macroeconomic policy coordination