Sentence examples for budget deterioration from inspiring English sources

Of course, administration officials play down the sudden budget deterioration, saying that the surplus will return once the economy recovers.

The chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kate Carnell, said the budget deterioration should serve "as a major wake-up call for the federal opposition and crossbenchers" to stop blocking necessary savings measures.

The treasurer, Scott Morrison, has refused to rule out Monday's mid-year economic update (Myefo) recording a budget deterioration since May, as experts predict, and blamed Labor for "sabotage" of the budget.

The shadow treasurer, Chris Bowen, and the shadow minister for finance, Jim Chalmers, have jumped on the news, saying yet another budget deterioration will jeopardise Australia's AAA credit rating.

With woefully insufficient budget, continued deterioration of healthcare is inevitable.

The first blackout instantly became an emblem of civic spunk and resilience, the second of civic disarray and uncertainty at a time of overwhelming municipal budget woes, economic deterioration, and fear caused by a serial killer known as Son of Sam.

But the European Commission said that the result was achieved by one-time factors and that the sustainability of the budget underwent a "severe deterioration" last year, suggesting that higher deficits were likely in the future.

Politics Live readers will remember that Labor released an economic statement just before the election campaign which showed a considerable deterioration in the budget position since May.

"He was responsible for the fastest deterioration in our budget that we've seen in our history," Seselja told the ABC.

The government said a large part of the deterioration in the budget bottom line was a result of global economic headwinds and downgrades in commodity prices.

But such efforts, crucial as they may be over the longer run, will do little to halt the rapid deterioration of the budget deficit.