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Cedric Tille Cedric Tille

Cedric Tille

Professor of economics at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Publié le 19 août 2018
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Once more, the Swiss government will have the "surprise" of a budget surplus higher than expected in 2018. My blog post on why it's time to update the debt brake rule. Enjoy.

Et voilà qu'en 2018 la Confédération suisse aura encore la "suprise" d'un excédent budgétaire plus élevé que prévu. Mon billet de blog en faveur d'une révision de la règle de frein à l'endettement. Bonne lecture

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