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Winter, Mark 1958- :"Must be the nuts." 11 May 2011
- Date
- 2011
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- Southland times (Newspaper)
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- DCDL-0017823
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Text at the top of the cartoon reads 'An old analogy comes to mind a mouse built to government specifications'. The frame is filled with an enormous elephant which represents a 'record deficit'. It thinks that it 'must be the nuts'. Context - The Government is borrowing $380 million a week and next week's budget will carry a record deficit of about $16 billion, Parliament was told today. Finance Minister Bill English said the Government's financial position had deteriorated "significantly" since late 2008. "The pre-election update in 2008 forecast that the deficit for this year would be $2.4 billion," he said. "It's much more likely to be around $15b or $16b. (ODT 11 May 2011)
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Southland times (Newspaper). Winter, Mark 1958- :"Must be the nuts." 11 May 2011. Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers. Ref: DCDL-0017823. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23058833More information can be found in our terms of use.