In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Q: Passage: The government hoped the GST would bring in some 30 billion dollars (3.8 billion US) a year in extra revenue, claiming that by 2033, more than a quarter of the population would be retired and need more public services. The public almost unanimously denounced the plan from the start of the consultation period in July and all the major political parties opposed it too, making it unlikely to have got through the legislature.
A:
hoped