Statement By Dr. The Honourable Eric Williams, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 1979
| Title: | Statement By Dr. The Honourable Eric Williams, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 1979 |
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| Author | Williams, Eric Eustace, |
| Abstract: | Honourable Speaker, I wish to announce certain Cabinet rearrangements and readjustments based on the experience gained in the past two and a half years. They affect principally the two largest of the Ministeries, Works and Finance. With respect to the Ministry of Finance, there are certain basic considerations which need to be emphasized: (1) It is too large for one Minister, as was recognized four years ago., (2) Certain responsibilities now assigned to the Minister of Finance are temporary, until firm decisions are reached as to where the temporary accretions should be relocated. (3) Ministers assigned to the Ministry of Finance are to assist the Minister of Finance in the work of the Ministry. Both the Constitution and the relevant laws provide for one Minister of Finance whose responsibilities are indivisible.On this general basis the new arrangements are as follows: |
| Media Type : | Publication |
| Collection Series: |
Dr. Eric E. Williams Speeches |
| Holding Location: | Ministry of Planning and Development, Library Services Division. |
| Publication Date: | 1979 |
| Place of Publication: | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Page Count: | 3 pages |
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