It comes as rising inflation and unemployment, along with economic uncertainty, continue to erode both household spending power and confidence. …following the news that the Government crashed the economy with the appalling GDP numbers last week. Finance Minister Nicola Willis blamed Donald Trump’s April 2 ‘Liberation Day’ global tariff shock for the slump. The solution is more taxes aimed at the super wealthy and the speculative economy while more Public Borrowing, back to Bernard…The economy is now stuck in two balance sheet recessions. There is no serious justification for a fiscal tightening that has driven an already stressed economy into a deeper retail and construction recession.