Budget Speech 2011 - Government of Grenada

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The Government of the People’s Republic of China The European Union The Government of the Republic of Cuba The Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago The Government of the United States of America and the United States Agency for International Development The Government of Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency The Government of the United Kingdom and the Department for International Development The Government of Japan The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela The Government of France The Caribbean Development Bank The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) The World Bank Group The International Monetary Fund The Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) The CARICOM Secretariat The United Nations Development Programme The United Nations Children’s Fund The Commonwealth Secretariat The Organisation of American States (OAS) The Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations The Federal Republic of Germany The Government of the Republic of Korea The Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture The Association of Caribbean States The Caribbean Export Development Agency 2011 Budget Statement Page 89
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) The Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) The Caribbean Anti-Money Laundering Programme (CALP) Mr. Speaker, we thank our citizens, labour unions, business and civil society, all of whom have contributed to this Budget. I am grateful to the Prime Minister and my Cabinet Colleagues for their understanding and support in the preparation of this Budget. I take this opportunity to express my deepest appreciation to the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Chief Budget Officer and members of the Budget Unit, management team and staff of the Ministry of Finance, Manager and staff of the Government Printery. I thank Permanent Secretaries and officers in other Ministries and Departments who have contributed to the preparation and delivery of this Budget. We also thank the Clerk of Parliament and staff for their assistance in the preparations for today’s Presentation. Finally, Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank you for permitting the use of technology to support my presentation today. 7.0 CONCLUSION Mr. Speaker, after two difficult years, the Grenadian economy has been stabilized and is now poised to start growing again. This Budget has been carefully crafted to spur the recovery and create jobs. It is also forward-looking; recognizing our prosperity tomorrow depends on what we do today. It combines fiscal prudence and enterprise. There are no new taxes. Page 90 2011 Budget Statement
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GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA 2011 Budget S
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5.8 Strengthening Economic Manageme
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At home, many of us lost loved ones
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not accompanied by significant job
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Mr. Speaker, the data show that the
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3.0 LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS 3.1 Performa
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In an effort to provide additional
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It is useful to understand how Gove
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Based on the revised GDP, Grenada
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This year, our VAT Unit will intens
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Improving the Business Climate •
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• Provided every primary and seco
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Violence Act - landmark legislation
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We pointed out that there are sever
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We commenced the process of tax ref
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In preparing this strategy we have
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will depend on two additional criti
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