Other moves included scrapping extraordinary powers granted to the president, limiting his stay in office to two consecutive five-year terms and promoting small- and medium-scale enterprises.

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These days, government spending is almost never uncontroversial - not the bank recapitalization, not the cheap credit for small- and medium-scale enterprises, not even the subsidized food and employment programs.

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