#Fiscal

Hamzeh Hadad

HamzehKarkhi

“At the current rate of spending, Iraq requires an oil price of $76 per bbl to finance its current 2020 expenses.”https://twitter.com/wfp_iraq/status/1279120578851606528 “The unsustainable stimulus package introduced following the dem

Jason Kenney

jkenney

Alberta is disappointed that instead of listening to Canada’s provinces, the federal government doubled down on policies that will kill jobs, make Canada poorer and weaken national unity.Full statement:https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?x

Maureen Johnson

Maureen6Johnson

Twitter is buzzing with how awful Sturgeon looks, her eyes etc. Looking rough. Thinking something is about to emerge. Well maybe so as there has been much hidden from us,

Robert Colvile

rcolvile

My column today is on the dire state of the public finances, and why Rishi really does need to take Boris’s credit card away. Please do read the full thing,

Michael R. Strain

MichaelRStrain

THREAD. For the economy to be in the same place it was in this time last year, tomorrow's GDP number will have to show that GDP grew at a 50

Skanda Amarnath ( Neoliberal Sellout )

IrvingSwisher

1/ Long overdue but some thoughts on @zachdcarter's excellent book The Price of Peace. I hope I can add to this thread over the weekend. From the jump, the role

Lyn Alden

LynAldenContact

Here’s a new thread on the dollar, swap lines, and the treasury market. With lots of charts.AKA “Why the global dollar shortage is not insurmountable.” There is $250+ trillion of

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resisterhood

Truly cannot put into words the rage I feel when I hear Chris Christie has checked himself into hospital “out of an abundance of caution.” How many have died because

Ed Birkett

ed_birkett

New report from @Policy_Exchange calling for more Government spending on capital investment.Three examples of post-COVID infrastructure plans:1. EV charging infrastructure2. Gigabit broadband3. R&D investment in low carbon tech, includi

Arvind Subramanian

arvindsubraman

Final *central* government revenue numbers for fiscal year 2019-20 for India released on Friday by Controller General of Accounts (CGA). Some confusion on their interpretation. Four take-aways 1/n 1. CGA

T.N.HARI

TNHari

Making #vaccine a public good that's provided free of cost to all citizens would give a very high return on investment for the government (both tangible and intangible), and also

John Morris

Plaistovian

"Though the New York and San Francisco housing markets look weak, there is little wider evidence to support the idea that people are fleeing cities for the suburbs, at least

Adel Afiouni

adelafiouni

Few notes on Rescue Plan (Thread)1)Funding $15B in external help needed is too conservativeEconomic stimulus: Back to CEDRE? I.e. additional min $5B neededSuch international support is impossible without IMF program

Roméo Marcantuoni

Seitanical

A thread on the CPDJ and DPP merger that is, once again, a bit more complicated than it has any right to be. Specifically, Kagawa representative Tamaki Yuichiro is not

Mr.Widmaier

MrWidmaier

The Rochester Children's Agenda has released an important review of the @RCSDNYS budget.https://thechildrensagenda.org/2020/04/09/the-childrens-agenda-releases-rcsd-budget-analysis/Our community needs to get behind their recommendations.@Rocheste

Vikas Patel

_vikasbp

I am extremely proud of the campaign we ran and the policies we released. Going from 3.5% unemployment to COVID-19 and an economic crisis to the resurgence of the Black