While acknowledging that money, and lots of it, must be devoted to safeguarding the economy, experts rail against unwise and profligate spending and warn of the heavy toll to come

Extended unemployment benefits could get people used to staying at home, economists warn; $184m. earmarked for 2020 training programs still unspent, Finance Ministry data shows

Previous crises have shown economists that if young unemployed men and women don't get back to work quickly, they could get stuck on the margins of the labor force for good

Finance Ministry figures shows that average salary of those who lost their jobs due to pandemic was a third lower than the general average

There are half a million self-employed workers and owners of small businesses who feel the state does not have their back amid pandemic; their survival is crucial for the economy