Incoming lawmakers urged to focus on economic measures - BusinessWorld Online

Incoming lawmakers urged to focus on economic measures - BusinessWorld Online

By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter THE INCOMING 20th Congress should prioritize legislation that would boost economic growth and enforce fiscal discipline to curb rising debt, while laying the foundation for long-term economic stability, economists and business groups said. John Paolo R. Rivera, a senior research fellow at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, said lawmakers should focus on measures that would drive productiv…