Economy #46

ILR 2+ · Economy · press conference · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What is the press conference about?

Question 2 of 5Which sectors got the largest increase?

Question 3 of 5How does the minister plan to reduce the deficit?

Question 4 of 5How much of revenue goes to interest payments?

Question 5 of 5Why does the minister call deficit reduction 'no luxury'?

Vocabulary

المُوازَنَة العامَّةgeneral budget

إِجْمالِيّ النَّفَقاتtotal expenditure

الإِيراداتrevenues

العَجْزdeficit

النّاتِج المَحَلِّيّGDP

القاعِدَة الضَّرِيبِيَّةtax base

خِدْمَة الدَّيْنdebt service