Friday, December 16, 2016

Brazil passes the mother of all austerity plans

Brazil passes the mother of all austerity plans

Imagine setting your budget today for every year through 2036. This week, the world’s ninth-largest economy made just such a decision. The Brazilian Senate on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to freeze social spending by the Brazilian government for 20 years — allowing it to rise only in tandem with inflation. The government says such a […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/12/16/brazil-passes-the-mother-of-all-austerity-plans/

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