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14 July 2015updated 26 Jul 2021 6:32am

The other budget for a British domain

Britain isn’t the only place to have had a budget recently – the Gibraltarian budget is pretty much their version of the Queen’s Speech. Gibraltar Chronicle editor Brian Reyes reports.

By Brian Reyes

(Photo By Not the only budget to be delivered this month. (Photo: Getty))

On June 22, Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo delivered his last budget statement ahead of this year’s General Election, pointing to a strong and resilient economy as he dismissed opposition criticism of his government’s handling of public finances.

The annual budget statement is a key fixture of the Gibraltar Parliament’s calendar, during which the government provides a snapshot of the Rock’s finances and sets out its economic and fiscal policies for the year ahead.

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