translate English to French: The cost of servicing this debt currently absorbs 20 per cent of government revenue and to some degree restricts the ability of the government to increase public investment by taking out loans.
Le service de la dette consomme actuellement 20 % des recettes publiques et limite véritablement la possibilité pour l'État d'accroître les investissements publics grâce au recours à l'emprunt.