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Three ways that Chalmers’ budget fiddled with the numbers

The 2023 budget is a sharp reminder that we should never take treasurers claims to gold-medal fiscal management at face value.

Robert CarlingEconomist
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There is nothing new in treasurers stretching the truth to justify their claims to gold-medal fiscal management.

But the latest federal budget is a sharp reminder that we should never take these claims at face value.

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Robert Carling is a Senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies, and a former IMF and federal and state Treasury economist.
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/three-ways-that-chalmers-budget-fiddled-with-the-numbers-20230515-p5d8dq