4
Community Facilities, Housing and Settlements Expansion Programme and the Skills
Development Programme.
10.
The overall performance of the 2013 PSIP by the strategic priority areas is outlined in
Table I.
Table I
Performance of Public Sector Investment Programme 2013
Strategic Priority
Original Allocation
Revised Expenditure
TT$Mn
%
TT$Mn
%
Crime Law and Order
25.0
5.3
6.3
1.1
Agriculture and Food Security
28.3
6.0
36.2
6.3
Health Care Services and Hospitals
68.5
14.4
141.2
24.5
Economic Growth, Job Creation,
Competitiveness and Innovation
178.5
37.5
210.0
36.5
Poverty Reduction and Human
Capital Development
122.0
25.7
132.6
23.0
Facilitative Priority Initiatives
53.2
11.2
49.6
8.6
Total
475.5
100
575.8
100
Public Sector Investment Programme 2014
11.
To continue its developmental work in Tobago, the Assembly will receive a budget of
$363.2 million under the Consolidated Fund for the 2014 PSIP. This represents 4.2 percent of
the total 2014 PSIP and an increase of $63.2 million from the previous year. These funds will be
utilised within the five strategic priority areas with Economic Growth, Job Creation,
Competitiveness and Innovation continuing to receive the largest allocation. The Roads and
Bridges Programme has attracted significant funding as the Assembly focuses on upgrading
