Carlos Dore Cabral, the director of the Department of Information, Analysis and Strategic Planning of the Presidency, highlighted to the press yesterday that new jobs will be created as a result of effective economic policies to overcome the present crisis, not through additional government spending. Dore Cabral said that while the President expressed his interest in creating 50,000 employment opportunities for PLD members, these jobs will not necessarily be within the government structure. He recalled how during the first Leonel Fernandez administration (1996-2000) some 600,000 new jobs were created and to which all Dominicans had access, including PLD members. He emphasized that President Leonel Fernandez in his inaugural speech said the government would reduce public spending by 20%, a goal towards which they are working. Dore Cabral commented that the Central Bank governor had recently reported a decline in government spending that had already reached 12%. A firm step in this direction has been made through the various ongoing efforts to achieve economic stability.