A big drain on the public purse is subsidised domestic gas prices. Removing the subsidy and passing on the cost of gas to consumers was necessary but unpopular.
取消补贴，天然气的费用转移到消费者的肩上是必要的，但却不受民众欢迎。
2
Gas subsidies remain a heavy drain on the public purse.
天然气补贴依旧是国库的无底洞。
3
The gas will swirl around the black hole like water circling a drain.