So, according to the news today, the Government's accounts (for the first time in almost 15 years) are in the red? The Government can give all the reasons they like (and I'm sure they are many and varied) but I find it very hard to swallow that for years and years the take from the poor taxpayer has been rising to a surplus of billions and all of a sudden, six months out from an election, there isn't any left - in fact, into the negative.
As the Four-Square women would say to one another, "how convenient".
According to the story -
..tax revenues are $700 million below forecast.
Oh, really? Again, I find this a bit hard to believe. The Government is not taking enough from us? Sorry, but taking tax is one of the things this government is VERY good at and I doubt they would have mucked up on that.
I'm sure someone will provide the reasons for this, but the story just left myself and family members watching saying, "yeh right" incredulously.