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    Pre-election freebies can wreak systemic damage

    The strain on the fiscal front is not worth the purported benefits that may accrue to political parties

    Subir Roy
    November 21, 2023 / 11:29 IST
    The damage that unrestricted promise of freebies does is well known. They show up the political class to be utterly irresponsible, unconcerned as to how the bill will be paid when the time comes to do so.
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