Across
- 2. The charge you pay to bring foreign goodies across the border
- 5. Roads, bridges, railways – built today for tomorrow's economy
- 6. Pay up! This is what you owe for breaking rules
- 7. A tax you pay every time you shop or dine – initials, please!
- 9. What the government pays for borrowing money – no freebies here!
- 11. Money given freely to states – no strings attached!
- 12. Funds collected from citizens through post office schemes and bonds
- 14. Heavy metal investments for production or defense
- 15. Tax Money the government takes from what you earn – legally, of course!
- 16. Monthly payments to babus and officers for running the show!
- 17. Retirement thank-yous paid monthly to ex-government staff
Down
- 1. Government’s reward for owning public sector company shares
- 3. Selling shares in public companies – goodbye ownership!
- 4. Paying back old borrowings – clean balance sheets matter!
- 8. Government discounts to help citizens afford basics like food and fuel
- 10. Money returned from earlier government lending adventures
- 13. When the government asks for money – but promises to pay back!