“The legislature plays an important role in shaping the annual budget and in providing budgetary oversight. When fiscal policies and medium-term budgetary objectives are debated in parliament and annual budget laws are adopted by the legislature, budget strategies and policies are “owned” by the elected representatives.”
“First, I think we know ourselves better. Secondly, we understand the issues and the concerns that we both have, whether the Legislature or the Executive and I believe that bridge between what we want to do and the perception, is getting closer and that we will now have more trust among ourselves.”