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Crucial legislative session to announce fiscal stimulus could be delayed

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All eyes are on the upcoming session of the legislature (NPCSC), which is expected to outline the scope of the fiscal stimulus package.
But there's a problem: We still don’t know when the session will take place.

The NPCSC’s 2024 legislative agenda, released in May, penciled in a session ...



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