Growth compact and spending cuts to fix budget
The GNU’s record in delivering growth-promoting reforms is disappointing — this budget crisis presents an opportunity to change that
02 March 2025 - 00:00
The rejection by the cabinet of the finance minister’s budget and its proposal to increase VAT by two percentage points was a crisis waiting to happen. The government has been living beyond its means for too long...
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