Finance Minister dismisses Opposition's criticism

Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips has scoffed at criticism by the Parliamentary Opposition that the Jamaican economy is not performing up to par. He contends that this critique is without basis.

"Things are moving in the right direction, on all counts," he asserted in an interview with RJR News, contrasting that with what he said was the opposite situation when the Jamaica Labour Party was last in government.

"So, I expect them to say everything negative that they can about the country," he said.

 According to Dr. Phillips, the economy is heading in the right direction.

"We have now the platform for sustained growth and job creation; what we really have to do is built on the foundation that we have laid, and to achieve the greater gains," he said.

He admitted that "it has been very, very difficult to achieve the stabilisation of the economy."