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Turner decided to leave politics amidst a global recession and the prospect of having to implement what?
: [Wage and price controls
An increase in bank interest rates
A rise in import tariffs
A drop in export tariffs
Answer
As a result of the global recession, the Labour government was faced with the prospect of having to implement wage and price controls, which Turner opposed. Turner therefore decided to leave politics, as he did not want to be involved in implementing these policies.
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