This is a very dangerous proposal by the government. Banks are the main pillar of the local economy and this step would certainly cause serious damage to the sector.

We keep telling them that raising taxes without serious reforms will not solve the public debt problem. The government must first cut waste in public departments and combat corruption.

We will have at the end of this process a government that derives its legitimacy from the free desire of the Iraqi people,

You won't find an answer on how to run a government, traditional or modern, or how to run the economy or how to run a hospital or a television station by looking to Islam.

Our economy continues to look up because this government is closely and consistently focused on it,

The government is firmly committed to maintaining Hong Kong as a free market economy that accords maximum scope to the private sector.