Higher deficit target allows focus on ‘capacity-building’, but raises near-term risks
The incoming administration’s plan to raise the government’s budget deficit target to 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) can provide spending space to potentially push the Philippines to above 8-percent annual growth, but could lead to short-term pressure in the form of higher interest rates.
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