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Following is the transcript of remarks by the Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, after attending a radio programme on Budget today (February 27):
Reporter: Mr Tsang, is it likely that you still have to do some relief measures to stimulate domestic consumption in light of the bleak outlook you have predicted?
Financial Secretary: To deal with the bleak outlook that I have predicted, we are putting forward $38.8 billion worth of short term measures. I think that should be able to cope.
Reporter: What about your next Budget? Is it likely you ...
Financial Secretary: I haven't started thinking about my next Budget yet.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
Ends/Saturday, February 27, 2016
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