No new loans: Finance chief
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A "small" rise in national debt to $1.09 billion was caused by existing loans – not new ones – as the Government vows not to go deeper into debt, the nation’s Finance Chief says.
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A "small" rise in national debt to $1.09 billion was caused by existing loans – not new ones – as the Government vows not to go deeper into debt, the nation’s Finance Chief says.
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