About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of inflation, the implications of a 25% tax on oil revenues, the ongoing issue of expensive bailouts, and whether the opportunity for budget reform has passed.

– Inflation falls… for now. – Why a 25% tax on oil revenues is bad – Another day (yet) another expensive bailout – Has the time for Budget reform passed? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keywords

• budget reform
• oil tax
• inflation
• bailout

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