And they shared with us the data of the budget. And what we learned in that was that at the end of the next budget, If we passed this agreed upon surplus deal, we would have a $2.9 billion structural deficit at the end of 2029. And that really was shocking for all of us and made our jaws drop. It seem fiscally irresponsible. So fiscally irresponsible. (28:10–28:24)
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Asserts that the proposed surplus deal would result in a $2.9 billion structural deficit by 2029.
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