I see that Financial Transactions Taxes are being discussed again, though I suspect that the conclusion will be that they do little for improving the efficiency or safety of the financial system (they would have done nothing to discourage derivatives related to sub-prime lending, for example), and also would not generate as much revenue as some suppose.
Our balance of payments projections for the current fiscal year point towards the start of a containment of the current account deficit. Total imports on a c.i.f. basis, excluding exceptional purchase of aircrafts by Air Mauritius, are projected to grow by 6 per cent in the current fiscal year, way down from 20 per cent and 21 per cent in the preceding two years.