Politics #60 · Listening

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Question 1 of 6What is the analysis about?

Question 2 of 6What did the citizen accept in the old equation?

Question 3 of 6What made the equation hard to keep?

Question 4 of 6What is the analysts' central question?

Question 5 of 6What do some think could be enough on its own?

Question 6 of 6Why do others see transparency as necessary?

Vocabulary

مُعَادَلَةequation

غَيْرُ مَكْتُوبَةٍunwritten

الْمَدْعُومsubsidized

الْقَرَارُ الْعَامُّpublic decision-making

صَمَدَتْheld up, withstood

الْإِيرَادَاتrevenues

تُقَلِّصُcuts, reduces

عَاجِلًا أَوْ آجِلًاsooner or later

الشَّفَافِيَّةtransparency

تَرَفluxury