PETER ATTARD MONTALTO: Zoom out of the budget to see context
07 November 2021 - 18:12
Events regarding the budget and medium-term budget policy statement lead to a kind of political madness.
There is an expectation — raised in various places in the past week, such as in the cabinet statement — that somehow this is a chance to lay out economic policy and solve issues holding back the recovery. “The [medium-term budget policy statement] is a call to action for all sectors of society.” This seems to miss the current context the budget fits in...
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