In the light of current happenings at the Ministry of Finance, here is an interesting excerpt from Philippe Legrain’s book European Spring, published barely three months ago: “... a good reason… to keep governments honest... for example, by establishing an independent fiscal authority to monitor public accounts and budget decisions.”

Who knows? The author could well have been in touch with our Finance Minister.

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