Former Treasury budget boss Greg Smith has called on the federal government to deliver an economic statement next month to establish a credible framework for coronavirus spending and the economic recovery.
Greg Smith, the former head of Treasury's budget and revenue groups: "We're running the country blind because we don't have updated numbers," he said in an interview.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
