The Fall Economic Statement released yesterday is necessarily shaped by a high degree of uncertainty. Despite promising reports that we may have an effective vaccine against Covid-19 within months, the pandemic is very much with us and economic recovery is far from certain as quarantines and lockdowns continue.
The statement's 200 odd pages provide a detailed report on what has been done to date in terms of new program spending, announce a few new measures, and set out a medium term fiscal and economic strategy.
