ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

1980s austerity policy in Romania

In the 1980s, Romania had an austerity policy. This means that the government decided to cut back on spending and make people use fewer resources like money, food, gas, and electricity. People had to save and make do with less. This was meant to help the economy, but it made life harder for people. They had to find ways to make ends meet and use fewer resources.