{
  "id": 17873466,
  "title": "Economist criticises Government for defaulting on 2026 Budget promises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/economist-criticises-government-for-defaulting-on-2026-budget-promises",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T22:54:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/economist-criticises-government-for-defaulting-on-2026-budget-promises"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "\"Even though the 2026 budget promised to be expansionary, unfortunately, by mid-year, it reverted to the same trend seen in 2025, where the government remained conservative and focused on fiscal consolidation,\" Dr. Sarkodie noted.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Budget 2027: Fewer queues, simpler payments — what Malaysia’s digital government push means for you",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/budget-2027-fewer-queues-simpler-payments-what-malaysias-digital",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}