Mid-year report 2012 shows mixed performance

Introduction
For years, this column has made some sharp comments about the Finance Minister over his presentation of the economy’s mid-year report required under the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act. That cannot be said for this year. I am not only sure that its presentation to the media at a hastily convened press conference on September 1 2012 had no publicity intentions, but I accept that it was as good as meeting the statutory deadline of sixty days after the