If the Finance Minister is really
serious about an economic growth strategy, then he will have to address the need for comprehensive tax reform in his 2018 budget.
Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO of ACOSS, noted when launching the report that growing inequities in income and wealth are a «problem both socially but also, importantly, economically as the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has alerted us to, with an important report just last week, that if we're
serious about economic growth, concentration of income and wealth in the top is bad for the economy».
Not exact matches
The G20, which met in China in early September, included concerns
about antimicrobial resistance in its closing communique, saying that AMR «poses a
serious threat to public health,
growth, and global
economic stability.»
With the global economy «floating on an ocean of credit,» the current acceleration of credit via central bank policies will likely produce a positive rate of real
economic growth this year for most developed countries, PIMCO chief Bill Gross writes in his latest monthly commentary, but «the structural distortions brought
about by zero bound interest rates will limit that
growth and induce
serious risks in future years.»
An important,
serious, speech today from the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson
about the contribution the captal can make to
economic growth.
If those cited were
serious about the well - being of those in poorer countries, they would not recommend measures which reduce
economic growth.
If we're
serious about long - term
economic growth, job creation, and sustainability in our region, that has to change.