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[2754] A history of fiscal deficit

I am sure you have seen this before but just in case…

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And the surplus was not because of Anwar Ibrahim. It was something bigger than him. It was the Roaring 90s.

Just a short remark: the recession of the late 1990s was the worst Malaysia has ever experienced, but it is interesting that in terms of government finance, it was the recession of the early 1980s.

By Hafiz Noor Shams

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