As increasing pressure builds on local government to increase economic growth, an MJ roundtable considers the current economy, and where we go from here. Heather Jameson reports.

As latest figures on the gross domestic product (GDP) revealed last month, the country is still on a dubious financial footing. Current financial forecasts may be based on 2% growth, but the figures revealed a minus-0.7% quarterly contraction – the third consecutive dip.