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• The recent launch of the Treasury website has come with great response.

The Treasury Department is launching this website through our Customer Services Forum. This forum was established to focus exclusively on consumer concerns and to provide a permanent forum for communication between the public and our offices on all issues. The Accountant General chairs the Forum and participants include the management and staff representatives. The strength of our services sector depends on confidence in the system on the part of consumers. Our goal is straightforward - to share information and discuss ways to address customer concerns.

This website will provide a mechanism for sharing information about emerging trends and ongoing problems that are subject to our supervision. It will encourage discussion on customer satisfaction issues in order to assure that the most efficient and effective remedies are pursued. We intend to monitor how customer complaints are handled by our participating agencies and develop suggestions as to how those processes can be improved. We will also support public education efforts to help customers appreciate the services offered by our department.

• Local Purchase Order

The Accountant General’s Department is currently implementing revised procedures developed under Phase III of the Eastern Caribbean Economic Management Programme (ECEMP) aimed at improving financial management throughout the Central Government. The purpose of the ECEMP project is to review the procurement, accounting and payroll business processes of Government to optimize their efficiency and effectiveness. The implementation also involves the training of officers in the accounting departments of the line ministries.

The Department has embarked on a drive to sensitize the business community on the Local Purchase Order bearing in mind the reservations expressed by suppliers in the past regarding its acceptance. Our aim, therefore, is to ensure that suppliers and merchants receive their payments within thirty (30) days as indicated on the Local Purchase Order.

The Finance (Administration) Act 1997 and the attendant Regulations stipulate rules for local and overseas procurement procedures. The use of Local Purchase Orders is mandatory for domestic purchases. Therefore, accountants in the Ministries and Departments of Government are required to ensure that purchases are done in accordance with the established procurement procedures.

Please find attached a sample of the official Local Purchase Order of the Government of St. Lucia. In the event that your firm has outstanding Purchase Orders please feel free to contact the Accountant General’s Department at telephone numbers (758) 468-3943 and (758) 468-3949.

We solicit your usual cooperation and understanding as we strive to build better relations with you.

Agosta Degazon
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL

:: Detailed information about the Purchase Order Form ::