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Deloitte is sceptical of the government’s Future Made in Australia policy. Did that lead Jim Chalmers to slap down its economic forecasting too?
Myriam RobinRear Window editorAt the risk of quoting the opposition, Angus Taylor has a neat line on Jim Chalmers. He says the treasurer’s PhD is in spin, not economics.
Chalmers’ doctorate is technically in political science, and given few treasurers have been economists, this is par for the course. Still, Chalmers has in his time in office shown nothing if not an eagerness to scoff at the profession, even on occasions when its adherents are being utterly reasonable.
This piece was amended to make clear that Jim Chalmers’ May comment about Deloitte Access Economics “guessing” at figures related to its revenue forecast.
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