President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, JCC, Emile Leiba says the government’s move to cut back on spending by forbidding purchases and cancelling events, could end up hurting small businesses.
The Holness administration is further clamping down on spending by pausing activities such as the hosting of retreats at hotels and annual end-of-year events by government entities.
The measures were included in an advisory from Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Rocky Meade, that was addressed to heads of agencies and senior executives.
This comes days after the government issued a moratorium on non-essential official overseas travel across the public service.
Emile Leiba, JCC president. He was speaking on Nationwide at Five on Monday evening.
