BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said the proposal for a new fiscal framework prepared by Economy Minister Fernando Haddad will be announced before their trip to China next week. I haven t seen it yet. I had a first talk with Haddad, and he was going to prepare it. As soon as he gets it ready I will see it, said Lula as he left a lunch with the navy s high-ranking officials. It must be before the trip, even because Haddad will travel with me. The new fiscal rules are eagerly awaited by investors after Lula secured Congress approval for a multi-billion spending package that bypasses the constitutional cap to meet campaign promises. Haddad has indicated that new rules would likely be a key measure to balance revenues and expenditures and create space for reducing interest rates, as the country s benchmark rate sits at a six-year high of 13.75%, which has been repeatedly criticized by Lula for raising borrowing costs. Earlier, Haddad said his pr
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