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As the na­tion awaits with bat­ed breath for the un­veil­ing of the 2026 fis­cal pack­age by Fi­nance Min­is­ter Dave Tan­coo, two lead­ing econ­o­mists have weighed in on the chal­lenges ahead.

Dr Vanus James cau­tioned that it would be a for­mi­da­ble task for the gov­ern­ment to ful­fil its elec­tion promis­es with­in the con­straints of this bud­get.

Mean­while, Pro­fes­sor Roger Ho­sein em­pha­sised the ur­gent need to re­store eco­nom­ic growth, warn­ing that with­out a ro­bust re­cov­ery strat­e­gy, the coun­try risks stag­na­tion.