Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

PART 10
PUBLIC DEBT AND CONTINGENT LIABILITY

62.   Annual borrowings

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    (1)   Subject to this Act and in accordance with any other enactment, the Minister may, within the annual limit approved by Parliament, borrow money on behalf of the Government in a form and from a domestic or external source and for a fiscal purpose, on terms and conditions to be agreed with a creditor.

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    (2)   The Minister shall, by an affirmative Resolution of Parliament, establish a ceiling on the aggregate amount of annual borrowings and stock of debt in the public sector.

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    (3)   Debt raised by a statutory body, that is not funded by Government, is not a charge on the Consolidated Fund.