UK braces for deep spending cuts – answers
true/false/no evidence
- The Prime Minister promised to repair the UK economy prior to being elected. T: he ‘campaigned’ on this point
- He has now been Prime Minister for just over a month. F: just under a month ‘less than’
- The financial situation in Britain is exactly as he thought it would be before becoming Prime Minister. F: it is worse than he expected
- The deficit stands at $206 billion. F: $226 billion
- Other world leaders have welcomed Cameron’s promise to repair the UK economy. NE: other countries have realised the danger of not dealing with the deficit but we don’t know if they have reacted to the UK’s proposals
- The annual budget for the UK will be revealed on June 22nd. F: this is an emergency budget
- $8.7 billion of cuts will be revealed. F: these have already been announced
- The previous Labour government has been blamed for the economic situation. T: the mistakes of Gordon Brown and his government
- The EU believes that the UK situation is similar to that of Greece. NE: the EU is not mentioned so we don’t know how they feel
- Greece has warned the UK about losing its credibility. F: the Greek situation is a warning (stands as a warning) to what could happen if action is not taken
- David Cameron wants everybody to help him avoid a potential debt of $100 billion in interest payments. NE: the government will try to solve this but we we are not told anything about what people will be asked to do
- The proposed cuts will affect everyone in the UK. T: they will be felt by everyone in the country