The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers informs of the holding of a Council of Ministers to the Extraordinary Thursday, June 1, 2017, at the National Palace, around the 2016-2017 draft amending Finance Act.

Following the adoption of this bill, under Articles 92-1, 92-2, 105, 106 and 107 of the Constitution, the President of the Republic, Jovenel Moïse decided to convene the Legislative body to the extraordinary on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, for the examination and voting of the Amending Finance Law.

The Council of Ministers also adopted a Resolution validating the agenda of the Directors-General Forum to be convened on Tuesday 20 June 2017. This Forum of Directors-General will ensure the monitoring, evaluation and harmonization of Sectoral policies, as well as their consistency with the general policy of the Government.

According to Lucien Jura, spokesman for the Head of State, the budget has been reduced from 122 billion to 118 billion gourdes. The envelope of the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Education and Social Affairs has been increased, while the budget of the Primature has been reduced of 24 million gourdes.

HL/ Haitibre