Economics
Dates to Watch as Governments Face a Fiscal Cliff Edge
- Bailout programs are expiring with economies still in trouble
- Extending programs risks higher budget deficits, zombification
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Governments that raced to the rescue as the coronavirus hit their economies now face the dilemma of whether to extend their massive bailouts of businesses and labor markets.