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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4,

1992

MR MACLEOD SAID THIS YEAR, SPENDING ON THE POLICE FORCE CONTINUE TO RISE IN REAL TERMS.

WOULD

THE

ARE

"I HAVE PROVIDED THE FINANCE TO COVER EVERY POLICE OFFICER

BELIEVES

SAME

WE COMMISSIONER

HE CAN RECRUIT. AT THE

TIME, PROVIDING THE EQUIPMENT SO THAT POLICE OFFICERS CAN OPERATE AT MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY,

"WE

COMPUTER IN THEIR BOUGHT

UPGRADING SPENT MORE THAN $44 MILLION LAST YEAR FACILITIES. NEW LAUNCHES TO STRENGTHEN THE MARINE POLICE FIGHT AGAINST SMUGGLING AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CRIME ARE BEING AT A COST OF $300MILLION, HE SAID.

T

INVESTMENT BY A

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY HOWEVER STRESSED THAT THIS

MATCHED IN RECRUITMENT,

AND EQUIPMENT MUST ALSO BE TRAINING CONTINUING EFFORT TO ACHIEVE EVEN GREATER EFFICIENCY AND TO MANPOWER AND OTHER RESOURCES TO WHERE THEY WERE MOST NEEDED..

REDEPLOY

"I MUST EMPHASISE THAT IF WE ARE TO REACH OUR GOALS AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL THE QUALITY OF LIFE WE WANT FOR ALL OUR PEOPLE, THEN IT IS THAT WE REALLY DO REVIEW OUR PRIORITIES AND THEN REDEPLOY RESOURCES AS NECESSARY.

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PERSPECTIVE,

TO PUT TOTAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE IN 1992-93 IN MR MACLEOD SAID IT WOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO 18.8% OF ESTIMATED MODEST INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S FIGURE OF 17.8%.

RATIO IS

NOT THE

THIS "ARGUABLY,

THE BEST INDICATOR GOVERNMENT'S SHARE IN THE TOTAL OUTPUT OF GOODS AND SERVICES.

GDP, A

OF THE

"A BETTER MEASURE MAY BE THE PROPORTION OF GDP ACCOUNTED FOR BY THIS RATIO WILL THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN OUR NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS. INCREASE VERY LITTLE NEXT YEAR ABOVE THE 1991-92 FIGURE OF 11.5%, FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID.

"

THE

RISE IN REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR 92-93: FS

REVENUE

1992-93 FOR

BEFORE

THE

20.3%

MEASURES NEW

AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS WOULD TOTAL $127.6 BILLION, REPRESENTING A RISE OF OVER THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FOR 1991-92, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, HON HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

PRESENTING HIS BUDGET FOR 1992-93 TO THE LEGISLATIVE MR MACLEOD SAID:

COUNCIL,

WE

"THIS INCREASE REFLECTS THE RECENT SPURT IN ECONOMIC GROWTH HAVE ENJOYED, WHICH WE EXPECT WILL BOOST THE REVENUE FROM EARNINGS AND PROFITS TAX.

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HE SAID REVENUE FROM LAND SALES WOULD ALSO CONTINUE AT A LEVEL. RECEIPTS FROM BETTING DUTY SHOULD RISE SUBSTANTIALLY.

HIGH

/THE PROCEEDS