Federal spending is set to increase to its highest level since the mid-1980s, pandemic spending aside, at 26.6 per cent of GDP. The states and previous governments share some of the blame, but Labor’s federal fiscal strategy is prolonging the cost-of-living crisis with no relief in sight.
If we assess Labor’s fiscal strategy on the basis of its economic impacts, there are three key elements.
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