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5 CLINICS WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS TO PROVIDE 36 ADDITIONAL CONSULTING ROOMS. IN ADDITION, THREE POLYCLINICS WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1978/79, 1981/82 AND 1982/83 TO PROVIDE 42 MORE CONSULTING ROOMS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONSULTING ROOMS WILL INCREASE
FROM THE PRESENT FIGURE OF 227 TO 305 BY 1982/83.
(C) EDUCATION
79 NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE COMPLETED BETWEEN 1977 AND 1981. THESE AND OTHER MEASURES WILL ENABLE EVERY PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVE FROM 1978 ON TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.
THERE IS ALSO AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME TO INCREASE FORM IV AND V PLACE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR FROM THE CURRENT 38,000 TO 53,500 BY 1983/84, WITH PROVISION OF FORM VI PLACES RISING FROM 10,000 TO 16,300 OVER THE SAME PERIOD. TWO NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES WILL BE OPEN IN 1977 AND 1979 AND THE CONTINUING EXPANSION OF THE POLYTECHNIC WILL PROVI PLACES FOR A FURTHER 10,000 STUDENTS ON A FULL OR PART-TIME BASIS TY THE END OF THE NEXT TRIENNIUM IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1980-81. OVER T SAME PERIOD AN ADDITIONAL 1,800 PLACES WILL BE PROVIDED AT
THE UNIVERSITIES.
(D) PUBLIC-SECTOR HOUSING
BETWEEN 1977/78 AND 1982/33 NEW PUBLIC HOUSING WILL BE COMPLETED FOR ABOUT 1,330,000 PERSONS.
5. FINANCIAL PLANNING IS REFLECTED IN THE FIVE-YEAR FORECAST
PREPARED IN SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR TO COVER THE CURRENT YEAR, THE
COMING DRAFT ESTIMATES YEAR AND THE THREE SUBSEQUENT YEARS. THE PRESENT FORECAST GOES UP TO AND INCLUDES 1980-81 AND IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE DEFINITIVE ONLY UP TO THE END OF THAT YEAR. IT ENVISAGES A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GENERAL REVENUE AND THE TOTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME OF MINUS DOLLARS 650
IN 1978-79, MINUS DOLLARS 200 MILLION IN 1979-80 AND PLUS DOLLARS 280 MILLION IN 1980-81. IF NECESSARY, THE SHORTFALLS MAY BE MET BY BORROWINGS ON CAPITAL ACCOUNT OR BY DRAWING ON THE FISCAL RESERVES. FOR FURTHER MATERIAL FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES, SEE PARAGRAPH
90 OF THE BUDGET SPEECH.
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