Duties and Functions of EPPSO


The duties and fuctions of the EPPSO will include but not limited to:

  1. Providing advsie on general economic policy, including periodic review of overall national development goals and strategies to cabinet, through the National Policy Coordinating Committee
  2. Providing advise on general economic policy and planning, in order to assist the Ministry of Finance in the budget preparation
  3. Preparing for five (5) year rolling Economic Policy Statements to be updated annually. The Economic Policy Statement will identify the main economic goals and objectives and be supported by brief sector strategies
  4. Conducting economic and social studies, reviews and assessments as required
  5. Conducting monitoring and evaluation of the Compact and related agreements
  6. The Statistics Collection and Analysis Unit shall be reponsible for the collection, compilation, analysis and publication of certain statistical data and information and for matters incidental thereto
  7. As such, in addition to the administration of this Act, the Director of the EPPSO is hereby granted:
    - the 'Census Commissioner' for the purpose of the Census Act, 1985; and
    - the 'National Statistician' for the purpose of this Act, 1986; and shall exercise the powers, duties and responsibilities conferred by these Acts.