A worrisome rise in public debt 

The 2026/27 budget has come and gone – or perhaps not yet. The Vice President presented the budget to Parliament on Monday. His budget carries an eye-popping deficit of twenty-six billion Pula, and this is, without doubt, a worrisome development.  

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