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PoliticsNow: Finance Minister Katy Gallagher warns spending cuts are on the way to ease 'huge budget pressures'

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says Labor inherited a serious set of budget challenges, warning it will need to be addressed through spending cuts.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said spending on 'health, aged care, the NDIS, defence, national security' were growing faster than GDP. Picture: News Corp
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said spending on 'health, aged care, the NDIS, defence, national security' were growing faster than GDP. Picture: News Corp

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