How about comparable now with other nations? Obviously it's hard to compare. It's not apples and oranges; it's apples and apples, and we have different institutions and/or systems, etc. But whether it's Britain, Australia, New Zealand, or the U.S., how does your budget compare with the other nations--if you had a similar mandate, or is your mandate so different that you can't use a comparable?
On April 23rd, 2009. See this statement in context.