Change the following statement into indirect speech.
The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised."

The government has announced that taxes would be raised.

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The government has announced that taxes will be raised.

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Solution

The correct option is B The government has announced that taxes would be raised.
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option A is correct as the direct speech is in the present perfect tense and used 'would be' is used.
Options B, C, and D are wrong as 'liked it', 'has liked it', and 'has been liked it' cannot be used respectively.
The correct answer is A)The government has announced that taxes would be raised.

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Change the following statement into indirect speech.The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised."

Change the following statement into indirect speech.
The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised."