Ok,12 billion is a large figure...Maldives has one of the highest GDP growth (approx 18 %) which is quite good if u ask any economist...we seem to have quite a big per capita income as well..Our youth have more cash to spend than most young people of their age in neighbouring countries.
I wonder what would happen if we were to hold and invest a lot of that cash in Maldives itself? What if suddenlly book shops, Pharmacys and Bussinesses? what if tourism developed in all the atolls?
What about developing tourist hotels in other islands? What about echo tourism and sea sports options?...We got all this ocean and we dont even participate in international sea sport activities or sports!!! Is it not worth a cause to invest in?
What about the civil society? Strengthening NGO's and CBO's can be one way the governemnt has less work to do!!! Is there a direct budget to spend on developing NGO's?
We have cash we have people but are we ready to do it...in that state of mind yet?
The opppositions parties cry that the budet is not fair on the people...while the Finance Minister claims his duty is to set budget for the comming year alone..no long term thinking...What about the PEOPLE? WHAT DO THE PEOPLE WHANT?
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