While a certain amount of inflation is a healthy sign of a growing economy, too much of it could tip a fragile economy into stagflation, in an extreme case.
But much of this money may not be spent: a growing scandal involving banks paying finance-ministry staff to tip them off about inspections means that the panel responsible for allocating public cash may find it politically awkward to give money to any bank found guilty of bribery.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg, " said Don Tapscott, author of "Growing Up Digital, " a book exploring the generation that has grown up on the Web.