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Draft budget sees stronger growth, fiscal targets being met

EconomyMacroeconomy 02/10/2017 - 17:41 Tags: Budget, GDP, Revenues

The Finance Ministry (MoF) tabled on Monday in Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee the 2018 draft budget, which contains its fiscal estimates as well as the underlying macro assumptions.

The MoF expects that the improvement in economic confidence due to the smooth implementation of the programme will facilitate the recovery of the domestic economy in the second half of 2017, with carry over effects into 2018.

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