President Danny Faure chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet on Saturday 29th September, at which a number of policy memoranda related to the 2019 Budget preparation were considered.

Cabinet considered and approved proposed policies and assumptions that would underpin the 2019 Budget.

Cabinet also discussed and approved the Public Sector Investment Project Plan for 2019-2021.

Cabinet considered and provided further guidance on the spending proposals for recurrent expenditure in respect of Ministries, Departments and Budget dependent Agencies.

Cabinet advised that further adjustments be made to the proposals before resubmission to Cabinet for final approval on the 8th October.