Mauritius: The budget in an ailing economy

The presentation of the Budget by the minister of finance is an important event in the life of a nation. It is a fiscal roadmap for the year to come.

On November 2019, when this government led by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth waltzed into power, nobody had expected that the economy would take a turn for the worse. In early 2020, a big boxer named Covid-19 suddenly appeared on the scene and gave a hard punch on the backbone of our economy, Tourism, which fell unconscious and since then has not been revived.

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