I look forward to Mr. Prasifka taking up the position of chairperson of the Competition Authority next month. The Government sees competition as the life-blood of a vibrant economy and we are committed to removing unwarranted constraints on competition in all sectors of the economy and placing the consumer at the top of the policy agenda. I will work closely with the new chairperson, as I did with his predecessor, to ensure that the authority effectively performs its role in enforcing and promoting competition law for the benefit of consumers.
With regard to enforcement, I recently secured funding for the purpose of doubling the resources of the authority's cartels division and the authority will commence a recruitment campaign for this purpose very shortly.