The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management will continue to engage members of the public over the next few weeks, for feedback on the ‘Economic Growth Strategy and Delivery Plan for Montserrat’.
During the period January 22nd to January 26th, Chief Economist in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Raja Kadri, will be available to meet with any member of the public who would like to discuss the strategy in detail and share their feedback. Mr. Kadri will be available between 8:30a.m. to 4:00p.m. to meet with any individual or group.
Individuals or groups interested in meeting with Mr. Kadri are asked to call the Ministry of Finance on 491-2777 and indicate their preferred date and time. The meetings will be held in the Conference Room, on the second floor of the Office of the Premier building.
Following these meetings, additional public consultations will be held in Salem, Brades and Look Out. The dates and times for these meetings will be announced in the coming days.
In the meantime, individuals are encouraged to review the ‘Economic Growth Strategy and Delivery Plan for Montserrat’ which is available online.
The document is available in the publications section of the Government of Montserrat website. To access the document, individuals should go to www.gov.ms click on the ‘publications’ tab, then click on ‘Ministry of Finance’ in the list provided. Once on this page, click on the pdf ‘Growth Strategy & Delivery Plan 2017-DRAFT’ to open or download the document. Alternatively, individuals can access the document at the following link http://www.gov.ms/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Growth- Strategy-Delivery- Plan-2017-DRAFT.pdf
A survey is also being conducted to allow individuals to share their views on the document and to provide their suggestions. Persons who decide to complete the survey should first read the ‘Economic Growth Strategy and Delivery Plan’. The survey is confidential and the responses cannot be linked back to any individual. To complete the survey, please go to the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/drafteconomicstrategysurveyGOM. A clickable link to the survey is also available on www.gov.ms under the ‘Growth Strategy & Delivery Plan 2017-DRAFT.pdf.
