Member of Parliament · Democratic Party · Sint Maarten

Viren V. Kotai

A fresh voice for Sint Maarten's economy and public finances.

"It's time for innovative solutions that involve our citizens in nation-building."
— VIREN V. KOTAI · SMN-NEWS

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Cg 0Mcomes inCg 0Mgoes outCg +0Mleft over

Money in

Cg 647M

Where it goes

Cg 637M spent

Parliament
Cg 29M
Left over
Cg 10M

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Priorities

A fiscal, economic and Kingdom-affairs voice in Parliament.

Proposed local and foreign-citizen bonds to fund roads, schools and utility upgrades — framed as a response to Moody's downgrade of Sint Maarten to Ba2.

Source · SMN-News, 25 Jul 2024

A leading 2026 parliamentary voice on the Curaçao–Sint Maarten monetary-union restructuring and CBCS obligations — pressing on Ennia, gold reserves and national assets.

Source · StMaartenNews.com, 2 Apr 2026 · SXM-Talks, 31 Mar 2026

CKAIR committee member; joined the SXM delegations to Aruba (Feb 2026) and The Hague (Jun 2026) in the Governance & Finance group of the IPKO consultations.

Source · 721news · sxmparliament.org

IPKO · Tripartite · CKAIR

Representing Sint Maarten in the Kingdom.

As a member of the parliamentary committee for Kingdom Affairs and Inter-Parliamentary Relations (CKAIR), MP Kotai joined the Sint Maarten delegations to the Parlamento of Aruba in February 2026 and to the Staten-Generaal in The Hague in June 2026 — sitting in the Governance & Finance working group.

Sources · 721news · sxmparliament.org

MP Viren V. Kotai at his bench in the Parliament of Sint Maarten

The 2026 National Budget, finally clear

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A flagship feature of MP Kotai's platform — the full national budget, reconciled to the official Explanatory Notes and open for anyone to explore, download and audit.

Where it comes from · 2026

Revenue 2026

Cg 647M

TaxesCg 478M 73.9%
Licenses / PermitsCg 16M 2.5%
Fees & concessionsCg 62M 9.6%
Other revenueCg 91M 14.1%

Revenue

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Spending

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Paper result

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The ++10M paper surplus sits alongside a −7M change in free liquidity — the honest story the explorer walks you through.

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Where the money goes

Seven ministries, Cg 608M.

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About

About Viren V. Kotai

MP Viren V. Kotai in front of the flag of Sint Maarten, official portrait

Viren V. Kotai is a second-term Member of Parliament for the Democratic Party of Sint Maarten. He was sworn in twice in 2024, the year the island held two elections — first on 21 May by Governor Ajamu G. Baly, to the DP seat vacated when Grisha Heyliger-Marten joined the Council of Ministers, and again after the August snap election, when the DP grew from two seats to three.

He ran as candidate #5 on the DP list in 2024, having first stood for office in 2020 with the St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP). The DP sits in the governing coalition; he is one of three DP faction members alongside Dimar C. Labega and party leader Sarah A. Wescot-Williams — he is not the party leader.

Track record

21 May 2024Sworn in as MP for the Democratic Party.Source · kabgsxm.com
25 Jul 2024Launched the infrastructure-bonds proposal in response to Moody's Ba2 downgrade.Source · SMN-News
Jun 2024Proposed the APS pension fund finance new GEBE generators.Source · SMN-News
Feb 2026Joined the SXM delegation to the Parlamento of Aruba.Source · 721news · sxmparliament.org
Mar–Apr 2026Led parliamentary questioning on CBCS, the monetary-union restructuring and Ennia.Source · StMaartenNews.com · SXM-Talks
Jun 2026Joined the SXM delegation to the Staten-Generaal, The Hague — Governance & Finance group.Source · 721news · sxmparliament.org