Albeit important, prevention measures could also be expanded to include housing, food programmes, help with indebtedness, education and environmental policy. Making better choices now means that we must implement those interventions that will improve our health. This will not only benefit our public health as a whole, but also specifically support people with a lower socioeconomic status.
Our mandate gives priority to price stability and maximum sustainable employment, which I think are the right elements for us to consider in policy deliberations. Therefore, I believe that international economic considerations, like stock market valuations, should receive only indirect focus.