Partnerships for prosperity


THE fate of the 2021 Budget remains uncertain. After its tabling to Parliament, my colleagues at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) stated that “the key measures are balanced in their coverage of the vulnerable segment of the population, economic and business activities, but short of a clear direction to guide the country’s development in the post-pandemic new normal.”

We highlighted nine points:

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