Michael Kpessa-Whyte writes: Before the budget speech, remember this. Social spending is economic policy
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The classroom is part of the economy. Why the quarrel between finance ministers and social sector ministers rests on a false divide, and how governments can move beyond it Every budget season, a familiar scene plays out in capitals across Africa and beyond. The minister of health arrives at the finance ministry with evidence of…
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[Claude] Report 2 is the same opinion column under a shortened headline, with no conflicting facts.
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