The resulting rise in the federal debt could drain funds away from private capital formation and thus over time slow the growth of living standards. Favorable productivity developments, of course, can help to alleviate the impending budgetary strains, but no one should expect productivity growth to be sufficient to bail us out.
As regards interlocking directorships, a matter within the competence of the Antitrust Authority insofar as  BIS Review 22/2009  7  it concerns competition, it is first of all up to the Government and Parliament, to which the Authority addresses its reports, to evaluate whether action is needed and what measures to adopt.