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Section 16

of Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2023

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Section 16

(1)

The Minister is responsible for formulating and implementing borrowing and debt management policy of the Government in a responsible and prudent manner with the aim of ensuring debt affordability and sustainability.

(2)

The formulation of borrowing and debt management policy shall be based on the following objectives:

(a)

to ensure the borrowing and debt management obligations of the Government are met in a timely manner at the lowest possible cost with a reasonable degree of risk;

(6)

The Minister shall conduct programmes and projects evaluation in the medium term and report his findings and recommendations to the Cabinet.