Jamaica Gleaner

CaPRI estimates 5% savings from JDX

CaPRI estimates 5% savings from JDX

The CaPRI researchers note that Jamaica's high and unsustainable indebtedness is primarily due to liabilities contracted outside of central government, and that real interest payments have accounted for a minor three per cent of GDP since 1996.

Bruce's Budget Battle

Bruce's Budget Battle

Achieving Fiscal Responsibility in Jamaica: the JDX and Beyond by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI). This important research paper, whose principal researcher was the University of the West Indies senior economics lecturer, Dr Damien King, draws heavily on cross-county studies.

High-risk governance

High-risk governance

The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) has come out in praise of the JDX and advises that Government "must pursue disciplined management of liabilities", "aggressively rationalise the public sector" and embark on "comprehensive fundamental tax reforms".