Online shopping is not to be blamed for the shortage of foreign exchange in this country, the Opposition said on Wednesday.

Instead, they insist it is the polices of the Government that are the cause of the problem, including the closure of the State-owned oil refinery in late 2018.

Ironically, the Prime Minister said last week that decision saved the nation from nation from default as he also said any devaluation of the TT dollar at that time would not have resulted in "a single additional US dollar."

Political Editor Juhel Browne reports.