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institutional weaknesses that prevail today.
We will
improve in this area. We must. And we will report on our
progress regarding same.
That notwithstanding, the firm determination of this
Government is that we must fix the situation and do so
beginning today. No more kicking the can down the road for
someone else to clean up. We are making the tough choices,
understanding that the redress of our fiscal situation does
require real sacrifice on the part of our citizens; however, by
doing so, the country will reverse its spiraling debt situation
and set itself up for success in the medium and long term.
To ignore the dire fiscal situation before us would be to
delay the inevitable adjustment. And the longer we would
have delayed, the worse the correction that would be
required.
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