What is debt trap? Suggest measures to control such situation.
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Debt trap refers to a situation in which government borrows new funds to pay previous loan or to pay interest on previous loans, this creates a trap for the government and burden of future payments mounts up. In order to solve this problem, government may resort to disinvestment or may reduce wasteful expenditures like unnecessary subsidies, etc.
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