This year’s budget is set against the backdrop of ten key measures already announced in last year’s budget and is but a logical continuation thereof, as enunciated by the five fundamental challenges as follows:
1. Growth and job creation;
2. Uplifting of our existing infrastructure;
3. Enhancement of the quality of life;
4. A paradigm shift on social aspirations; and
5. Strengthening the basics of our macro-economic setup.
Strong words coined by the Honourable Prime Minister to convey his belief in what one should aspire as a country to fend off for itself in a world where competition is the rule of the day, include innovation, skills development, business facilitation, growth stimulation, adaptation, modernization and creativity.
