budget statement 2012.indd - Grenada Customs & Excise Division

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Education and Human Resource Development • Last year, Government spent $1.2 million on the Free Textbooks programme bringing the investment in textbooks for our Nation’s children to $13.5 million since the programme was launched in 2008. • Government awarded 157 scholarships, 40 more than 2010 bringing the number of scholarships awarded since 2009 to 397. • 579 students received tuition support totaling $2.4 million bringing the number of students who have benefitted since 2009 to 1,463 at a cost of $5.9 million. • Schools rehabilitated include: St. Mark’s Secondary, Anglican High School, and Calliste Government following St. Andrews Anglican School and Crochu R.C. at a cost of more than $17.5 million. Vendome R.C is underway. • Government signed an agreement with UWI to locate its Open Campus headquarters in <strong>Grenada</strong> Revitalising Agriculture and Fisheries • Through cooperation with the Government of Japan, we constructed a state of the art Fishing Complex at Gouyave, St. John • The Farm Labour Support programme has given our farmers hope and helped to boost agriculture production. Since inception, 2,200 acres have been cleared including 1,500 acres of cocoa and 1,329 persons have been employed. In addition, 350 acres of nutmeg and 127 acres of fruit trees have been established. • Nutmeg production doubled from 1.1 million pounds to 2.2 million pounds. 2012 Budget Statement Page 17
Tourism • The number of farmers delivering nutmegs has more than doubled from 1000 to 2,500 and the volume of exports has more than tripled since 2008. • Cocoa production increased from 1 million pounds to 1.5 million • Government invested $9.7 million in airlift bringing the total investment in airlift to $28.1 million since 2009. As a result there are more airlines serving <strong>Grenada</strong> than ever before • Government completed the National Tourism Strategic Plan Improving Health Care • Government entered into a ground breaking agreement with St. George’s University addressing fourteen areas of cooperation including the establishment of a clinical teaching programme and the development of a teaching hospital • 22,100 children benefitted from the National School-based Dental programme Providing Affordable Housing • 353 housing units were constructed through cooperation with the People’s Republic of China and will be distributed shortly Fast Tracking Youth Empowerment and Sports • 1400 youth were employed under the Youth Apprenticeship Programme • Youth Development Centre was completed and reopened • National Sports Policy was completed and passed the into law Page 18 2012 Budget Statement
Page 2 and 3: CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 INTER
Page 4 and 5: 1.0 INTRODUCTION Mr. Speaker, I beg
Page 6 and 7: Last year, the US economy is estima
Page 8 and 9: 2.3 Economic Performance of the Eas
Page 10 and 11: 2.5 ECCU Eight-Point Stabilisation
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Page 18 and 19: US$6 million - October 1997 US$10 m
Page 22 and 23: • Cuthbert Peters Park in Gouyave
Page 24 and 25: 4.0 FOCUS AND THEME OF 2012 BUDGET
Page 26 and 27: During the past year, Government ad
Page 28 and 29: interest payments; and a further $7
Page 30 and 31: • Water Charges - 25% reduction
Page 32 and 33: The focus this year is on the imple
Page 34 and 35: Energy Development is a pillar of t
Page 36 and 37: The direct benefits of this Program
Page 38 and 39: This is an exciting and promising i
Page 40 and 41: nesses commenced operations within
Page 42 and 43: Since January 2011, VAT on cement,
Page 44 and 45: 6.7 JOB CREATION: IMPLEMENTATION OF
Page 46 and 47: Tenders for the construction phase
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Page 50 and 51: In terms of infrastructural develop
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Page 54 and 55: Government will continue its effort
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Page 58 and 59: Cabinet has received the report and
Page 60 and 61: With the support of the Government
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Page 64 and 65: 6.23 LAW AND JUSTICE In 2012, the M
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Mr. Speaker, the 2012 Budget shows
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Annex II RevenueCollectionsbyDepart
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Annex IV GrenadaFiscal&DebtIndicato
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Annex VI UseofPetroCaribeFunds 2011
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