What to expect from Saudi Arabia’s upcoming budget

Saudi Arabia’s upcoming budget statement will be scrutinised even more than usual and we suspect (and hope) that it will provide more realistic forecasts as well as a clear agenda for fiscal consolidation. Failure to do so would reinforce fears that the authorities lack a credible plan to adjust policy to lower oil prices and could lead to further credit rating downgrades.

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