ðɪs pɹəvˈoʊkt mək fˈɜːsən ˌɪntʊ pɹəpˈoʊzɪŋ kˈʌts tə pˈʌblɪk spˈɛndɪŋ, wˌɪtʃ ɪn tˈɜːn lˈɛd ðə kˈʌntɹi mˈɛmbɚz hˌuː hˈɛld ðə bˈæləns ʌv pˈaʊɚ tə wɪθdɹˈɔː ðɛɹ səpˈoːɹt fɹʌm mək fˈɜːsənz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
This provoked McPherson into proposing cuts to public spending, which in turn led the country members who held the balance of power to withdraw their support from McPherson's government.