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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1990
TO CO-OPERATE FULLY
CONTRACTUAL FINANCIALLY VIABLE
HE SAID HIS STAFF, IN CONJUNCTION WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS, WOULD CONTINUE WITH DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE
SPECIFICATIONS, CONDITIONS AND PRICES PAID AND ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TAXPAYER MONEY".
THAT
REPRESENTED
TERMS, PACKAGES RECEIVED "VALUE FOR
IT "IN THIS CONTEXT,
IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT DURING THE COLLEAGUES 1989-90 FINANCIAL YEAR, MY
AND
IDENTIFIABLE I ACHIEVED OF SUCCESSFUL SAVINGS OF SOME $97 MILLION AS A RESULT OUR CLIENT DEPARTMENTS AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH SUPPLIERS.
LIAISON WITH
$68
ADMINISTRATIVE
MILLION,"
MR
"THIS COMPARES VERY FAVOURABLY WITH THE ANNUAL
DEPARTMENT WHICH IS CURRENTLY SOME COST OF MY KILVERT SAID.
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR APRIL PUBLISHED
THE
AT
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) PUBLISHED CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR APRIL 1990.
THE CPI(A) AND CPI (B) (OCT. 84 - SEP. 85 = 100) FOR APRIL 1990, 139.3 AND 138.8 RESPECTIVELY, WERE 9.4 PER CENT AND 9.3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY HIGHER THAN IN APRIL 1989.
THESE RATES OF INCREASE WERE LOWER THAN THOSE RECORDED FOR MARCH 1990 (10.0 PER CENT AND 9.6 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY).
FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY TO APRIL 1990, THE AVERAGE CPI(A) AND AVERAGE CPI(B) INCREASED BY 9.4 PER CENT AND 9.2 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF 1989.
IN
ON A YEAR-ON-YEAR COMPARISON, THE FASTER RATES OF INCREASE THE CPI(A) IN APRIL 1990 WERE RECORDED IN THE INDEXES FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO (FOR HOME CONSUMPTION), SERVICES, TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES, AND FOODSTUFFS AT 18.1 PER CENT, 13.4 PER CENT, 13.3 PER CENT AND 10.1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
THE CORRESPONDING
INCREASES FOR THE SAME COMPONENTS IN 'CPI (B) WERE 17.8 PER CENT, 13.0 PER CENT, 13.0 PER CENT AND 10.5
CENT RESPECTIVELY.
THE
PER
THE INCREASE IN THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO (FOR HOME CONSUMPTION) WAS MAINLY DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF CIGARETTES. THE INCREASĘ IN THE SERVICES COMPONENT WAS PARTLY DUE TO HIGHER SCHOOL FEES FOR KINDERGARTEN AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND MEDICAL CHARGES OF PRIVATE DOCTORS.
HIGHER
/AS REGARDS