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Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates said he is an admirer of a lot of work Elon Musk has done, while also expressing surprise at the billionaire's comments on politics in Europe. Budget with ET Budget 2025: A CFO’s playbook for operational excellence and long-term growth Rising Bharat may need to take center stage for India’s game-changing plans Will Indian Railways accelerate to global standards with govt’s budgetary allocation? In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Gates said, "I haven't spoken directly to him for about 18 months. I've known Elon a long (time).
.. he's a member of the Giving Pledge and I admire a lot of the great work he's done.
" Musk has recently used his platform X to back the far-right parties in the European Union, with special support to select groups in Germany and the UK. "I am not trying to talk about European politics like he is, so it surprises me a bit," he said, adding that Musk "finds the time to do a lot of things". If he were entrusted with Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Gates said based on the numbers, pension, defence and healthcare were among things that have to be reined in.
"You could optimise in some places, parts of the budget I know well," he said. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories "Looking at government expenditure on a zero-based budgeting approach could be a valuable thing. I am amongst the people who think the deficit needs to be brought down, otherwise it will create a financial problem for us," he said.
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