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The United Democratic Movement (UDM) welcomes the Finance Minister’s presentation of a budget that accommodates all of the competing needs of the Country. We also welcome Government’s renewed focus on job creation, environmental awareness projects and its commitment to make timely interventions in the economy to manage the effect of fluctuations in business cycles.

However, the UDM is concerned about the fact that 15 million people depend on the social security safety net for a living; this points to a glaring failure of Government’s employment creation strategies. We must build a developmental state rather than an unsustainable welfare state.