Thursday, 09 August 2012 02:30

Saudis spending more than it should - IMF

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Saudi Arabia's government is spending more than it should do if it wants to preserve the country's oil wealth for future generations, the International Monetary Fund said in a report released on Tuesday.

"While the government has built significant policy buffers, fiscal spending is above the level consistent with an intergenerationally equitable drawdown of oil wealth," the Fund said in an annual assessment of the Saudi economy.

Arabian Business article

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