Treasury makes unsupported claim, and it is not an isolated incident
If selective evidence concerns Laurence Harris and Konstantin Makrelov, the Treasury’s behaviour should be keeping them up at night
The supplementary budget, meant to give expression to additional Covid-19 emergency spending, has sparked significant debate.
In weighing in on this debate (“Don’t compare apples with oranges when assessing Mboweni’s budget (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-07-16-dont-compare-apples-with-oranges-when-estimating-bang-for-buck/),” July 16) in response to a previous article of mine (“It’s not about debt, it’s about stimulating an economy in crisis (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-07-09-its-not-about-debt-its-about-stimulating-an-economy-in-crisis/),” July 9), Prof Laurence Harris and Reserve Bank economist Konstantin Makrelov make some valid points, but overall it comes across as an opportunistic defence of the Treasury rather than a good-faith attempt to expand economic debate...
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