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Politicians' huge campaign purse hits economy below the belt

The lavish spending by political aspirants in the party nominations have offered a peek into the amount of funds the General Election will gobble up.

This puts policy makers and regulators on the spot regarding what measures they will employ to ensure the excess cash does not disrupt the economy’s fundamentals.

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