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Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson, says the next People’s National Party, PNP, administration will safeguard the country’s fiscal stability should it win the general election later this year.
Robinson gave the assurance while addressing the 20th Regional and Capital Markets Conference put on by the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
According to the opposition spokesman, a PNP government under Mark Golding would focus on several key areas in order to drive economic growth.
Chevon Campbell has more in this report.
As the political parties begin fine-tuning their message to the electorate, Julian Robinson is pledging he would provide a steady pair of hands to guide the economy.
His pledge comes as the governing Jamaica Labour Party has repeatedly warned Jamaicans that a government led by Mark Golding would return to the fiscally ruinous policies of the PNP government of the 1990s.
But according to Robinson, the opposition has mapped out a strategy towards growth.
He says a future PNP government would start with improving educational outcomes.
Robinson believes the country’s problems are rooted in the poor education system. He says a future PNP government would also focus on attracting what he described as high-level investment.
Robinson says the quality of Jamaica’s labour force is a significant barrier to investment. He wants to see particular focus on select industries he believes can drive growth.
The cultural and creative industries are being seen as another potential driver of growth.
Meanwhile, Robinson believes the current structure of government is contributing to the inefficiencies in the economy.
Julian Robinson, Opposition Spokesman on Finance.
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