Development Plan vital for health of economy

WHEN the National Development Plan was launched with great fanfare back in 1999 it represented the largest-ever spending project in the history of the State.

It was very ambitious, expensive but absolutely essential to the longer-term health of the economy.

The main objectives of the plan were to facilitate the pursuance of stable economic policies, invest in economic and social infrastructure and achieve a better regional distribution of public and private investment, the promotion of education and employment training policies and the enhancement of social inclusion.