‘Things are really bad’

• Published date: 11 April 2024
• Publication title: Mountain Scene

‘‘The way the previous government left the books, things are worse for three reasons’’

●Inflation — ‘‘inflation has carried on longer here than elsewhere, and that is partly because of government spending’’

●‘‘Huge fiscal cliffs’’ — referring to things long-term funding’s not been allocated for

●‘‘The economy is in a slump’’ — meaning the government’s taking in billions of dollars a year less in tax.

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