GDP growth had been lower in the third quarter of 2014 due to a lack of government spending, which was mainly due to legal challenges that slowed down certain state funded projects. The chief legal challenge was a ruling by the Supreme Court in July that said a proposed government economic stimulus plan would violate the country’s constitution. However, earlier this month, the Supreme Court revised its earlier judgment, thus paving the way for fewer prohibitions on the funding of many types of projects which use government funds.