Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement yesterday that the government will soften a planned rise in the retirement age wasn’t altogether surprising, but it marks part of a broader slippage on recent fiscal reforms – including the new fiscal rule. One more immediate consequence is that fiscal policy is likely to be more supportive of economic growth in the coming quarters.
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