Budget 2023: All quiet on the economic front

Discussions on Budget 2023 have focused on social issues, obscuring the lack of an economic strategy.

Based on what was announced, it isn’t certain what the Government’s long-term position is on the wealth front. PHOTO: ST FILE
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Budget 2023 reveals one stark truth. 

Social issues are now not only getting more attention than economic ones, the Government appears to have readier solutions to them than those concerning the economy. 

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