Budget 2017 revenue dilemma


Tight finances stemmimg from lower incomes require prudent spending by the Govt

GOVERNMENT finances are in dire straits and the delay in giving out the pocket money allowance programme to elegible students since August is just one sign of how challenging things are. As federal legislators convene next Friday for the tabling of the supply bill that will be passed as Budget 2017, there is the hope that several issues will be addressed.

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