GOVERNMENT says it has made major headway in fixing the “implementation deficit” that has crippled its ability to introduce key measures, especially those related to improving its finances and the economy.
A Monitoring And Evaluation Status Report published in March 2013 had shown that only 162 out of an overall 284 policy measures announced between July 2009 and August 2012 had seen implementation “action”.
Yesterday, however, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Chris Sinckler reported a significant improvement following the subsequent introduction of another series of “policy interventions” in 2013.
He was speaking at Hilton Barbados during the opening of a two-day Public Sector Leadership Conference hosted by the Cave Hill School of Business of the University of the West Indies.
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