Tuesday, Jude Alix Patrick Salomon, the new Minister of Finance and Economy, in the presence of Hérold Étienne, Director General of the Ministry, senior executives and employees of the Ministry, proceeded to the installation of Ronald Décembre, as Secretary of State for Finance https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20486-haiti-flash-jovenel-moise-makes-14-other-appointments-including-9-new-dg.html whose main task will be the reform of public finances and the modernization of the State's financial infrastructure.

He is a specialist in administration and has served as Secretary of State for Finance since 2012. Prior to his appointment, he was Director of Tax Inspection, Director of Budgetary Control and Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Economy. He also taught tax and public finance.

Minister Salomon did not fail to praise Décembre, this high-caliber executive, a career civil servant, who has been with the ministry for more than twenty-five years.

In his speech for the occasion after the thanks of uses, Ronald Decembre wished to resume his work of restructuring of the state apparatus stressing that "the General Administration of Customs (AGD), the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI), are among the institutions that will benefit from these reforms." Ronald Décembre mentioned certain projects that are particularly important to him: the organic law of the AGD and the DGI, customs codes and tariffs, the revision of the laws on the built-up properties and the rights of renting. All these steps are part of the prospect of enlargement of the tax base.

The great dream of the Secretary of State would be to make the national budget self-sufficient and to do so, it calls for the collaboration of all to engage the country on the path of steady growth.

HL/ HaitiLibre