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The Government refutes the GSD's renewed call for the establishment of an unnecessary Public Accounts Committee. The Gibraltar Commission on Democratic and Parliamentary Reform, headed by Adolfo Canepa, and which included the Chairman of the GSD and two former AACR and GSD ministers, decided in 2013 that there is no need for such a committee in Gibraltar. The Commissions report reflects its wealth of local expertise and its ability to directly address and respond to Gibraltars unique needs with bespoke solutions and innovative ideas. Indeed, many of its recommendations have already been implemented with noticeable positive results.
The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo QC, said: Gibraltars public finances are in a very healthy state indeed. Public debt has fallen every year of this administration, and continues to fall. We have secured long-term investment in Gibraltar...