Read Analysts urge politicians to draw up economic stability plansA common theme emerging from pronouncements by senior political figures across the spectrum as an electoral promise is restraint on public spending. Read SIFC key to economic stability, says IT ministerA political consensus must evolve on public spending restraint. It may be worth noting that while we have recently seen a new SOE policy, our privatisation policy is a one-page shallow document dating back to 1994. It’s time for leading parties across the spectrum to develop a consensus on public spending restraint. They should do a better job now.THE WRITER IS THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PRIME, AN INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC POLICY THINK TANKPublished in The Express Tribune, January 8th, 2024.
