Michael Sik Yuen Mauritius
Rs 25 m to clean up island
The government has decided to tackle the problem of litter across the island. The budget allocates a sum of Rs 25 million to the Tourism Authority to resume its cleaning and embellishment programme throughout the island. The minister of Finance also set aside Rs 13.5 million, a hike of Rs 10 million from last year, [...]
05 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
MTPA demand met by budget
The government will adopt a three-pronged strategy focused on attractiveness, visibility and accessibility. The chairman of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA), Robert Desvaux said the budget met their demands, “It emphasised on the product, quality and rating of the industry.” He added stakeholders were not respecting rules and the new official rating system will [...]
05 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt to introduce price fixing unit
The officers of the Ministry of Business, Enterprise, Cooperatives and Consumer Protection are currently analysing commodity prices and the margin of profits that importers make. This was stated by minister of Business, Enterprise and Consumer Protection, Michael Sik Yuen.
26 Feb 2011, The Independent Daily