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Can the government spend as much as it wants?

While we are not convinced that capacity in the construction sector will be an immediate restraint on a big public investment splurge, the inner workings of the government could lessen the amount of money spent. So although a big fiscal stimulus is still coming, it may not be as large in practice as the government hopes.

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