A State Budget Paradox

Today, Paradoxical News tried to cover the first draft of the negociations for passing the state budget for 2010. 'Tried' is the operative word here. Two weeks ago the budget proposition was made by the Minister of Finance (covered in a different connexion). And this past week and the week to come the opposition and other parties give their proposals. Today, the debate itself more had the characteristics of a rhetoric exercise to get in shape again - after a long summer and all. On both sides, the opposition and the supporting party want to speed up the public spending and investments to produce more jobs. Apart from that not much new was said, with the government and opposition parties blaming each other for economic set backs. Hopefully more substance will come at the real opening in October.