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Mar 15 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Building a strong economy is essential to power the Jamaican Dream. It requires that our bureaucracy must support and assist entrepreneurs who are willing to undertake business risks, rather than frustrating them. #BudgetDebate2022
The public sector is required to operate by adhering to procedures and rules that are embedded in laws. Many of these laws and procedures are outdated and no longer fit for purpose. #BudgetDebate2022
They need to be removed or modified, so that the bureaucracy helps the economy to move forward, rather than being a drag on productivity and competitiveness.
#BudgetDebate2022
This is not a new concept. We have been saying it for years, but it requires determination and sustained attention. It is only possible by granular attention to detail.
#BudgetDebate2022
When I was Minister of Justice, significant progress was made in this area. Working with the Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, we created the super-form. #BudgetDebate2022
It lets anyone starting a business get all their required government registrations at the same time, in a single application.
#BudgetDebate2022
Too many areas where the public interfaces with the bureaucracy remain slow, frustrating and inefficient. I am committed to making sustained efforts to change this.
#BudgetDebate2022
To encourage the formalization of businesses, we must also transform the bureaucracy, making the experience quick, easy and affordable.
#BudgetDebate2022

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Jamaica nice, but not for everybody.
Low-income communities in Jamaica suffer from poor infrastructure, and lack the basic amenities for decent, modern living. These adverse living conditions contribute to negative social behaviours, and re-enforce inter-generational poverty.
In building the Jamaican Dream, these communities can no longer have second class status when it comes to basic amenities like street lighting, garbage disposal and water/sewage infrastructure. #BudgetDebate2022
We all know that adverse living conditions and social neglect are part of why youth turn to badness and the gun. Investing in these communities will support our strategy to reduce violent crime in our country.
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The transformation of the public sector to make it more efficient began with the PNP. The process has been slow. We are pleased to see that the restructuring in the compensation arrangements will begin this year.
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However, we advise the Government, and indeed demand, that there be full and transparent consultations with the unions which represent public sector workers.
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The minimum wage does not reflect the actual cost of living. Low wage earners, especially families with children, have borne the brunt of the economic fallout in Jamaica over the last two years. They are barely surviving. Too many children are going to bed hungry.
That must be addressed with policies which put the people at the centre of national development, and uplift those who need help. That is what we must do to build the Jamaican Dream.
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The pressure on families will not be sufficiently addressed by the latest $2,000 increase in the minimum wage, from $7,000 to $9,000. Accumulated inflation from 2018, the year of the previous increase, is approximately 23%.
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A state of emergency allows regulations which remove basic rights, in particular the right of access to the court if you are locked up by the security forces and detained.
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