%T Net debt and investment funds: trends and balance sheet implications %I Parliamentary Budget Office (Australia) %D 2019 %K Federal government, %K Budget, %K Government accountability, %K Debt, %K Fiscal policy %U https://apo.org.au/node/225056 %X This paper examines the impact of growth in government investment funds on net debt. The focus in this report is conceptual—whether the long-standing frameworks that define net debt would benefit from review in light of the growing use of investment funds—and suggests that increased transparency around these impacts is warranted. %9 Report %A Parliamentary Budget Office (Australia)