Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom - Revision 3 - Chapter 9 Page 6

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Title: Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom - Revision 3 - Chapter 9 Page 6
Date: 1985/2002
Original Language: English
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The macro-economic strategy followed since 1996 focused firmly on building foundations for sustainable long-term growth. This requires higher levels of savings (currently hovering around the 15,5% of GDP ratio) and investment. Government dis-saving has significantly reduced, and it will not be long before the general government sector will make a positive contribution to the national saving effort. The budget deficit has been lowered from 7,2% of GDP in 1992/3 to 4,6% in of GDP in 1996/7 and to 2% of GDP in 2000/01. Had the government not followed this course, our economy would not have performed so well. 20
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Type: Book
Repository: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Reference code: 3, 6
Origination: Mandela, Nelson
Originals location: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer: Donation of the Office of Nelson Mandela
Finding aids: Finding aid available
Extent and Medium: 6 typed pages, 1 typed page
Creator: Mandela, Nelson
Conditions governing reproduction: Copyright held by the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Conditions governing access: Access by permission of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Collection: Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom
Chapter revision: 3
Chapter: 9
Book: Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom
Alternate forms available: All chapters have been scanned and saved on disk: NMF DOCS 0019