Xavier Luc-Duval Mauritius
Summer school programme to continue on larger scale
Introduced on a pilot basis in November, the summer school programme is being considered a great success in all 20 schools. The project will continue on a larger scale next year, most probably in August 2012 involving all schools scoring less than 50 per cent at the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) level. The minister [...]
23 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
‘Budget tailor-made for fat-cats of private sector’
Jugnauth says 17 per cent tax imposed on sms will adversely affect middle class. The leader of the Movement Socialiste Militant (MSM), Pravind Jugnauth made his immediate reaction to the budget presented by the minister of Finance and Economic Development Xavier Luc Duval in a press meet held in Port Louis on Friday. The former [...]
05 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Duval’s please-all budget
Finance minister plays proverbial Santa after all Into his third month as minister of Finance and Economic Development, Xavier Luc Duval played quite the Santa in his first budget presentation on Friday evening.Some of the heartening news includes: a GDP growth forecast of four per cent, Rs 76.9 billion in revenue, bringing down budget deficit [...]
05 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily