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-----Original Message-----
From: Brendon Mills <[FYI request #32407 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 28 September 2025 6:04 am
To: Ministerial Services Inbox [TSY] <[The Treasury request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Austerity

Dear The Treasury,

I would like to know why you always only ever offer austerity as the solution to everything.

Yours faithfully,

Brendon Mills

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