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Fact Check: Did the Government triple the deficit and is debt $100b higher?

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Australian Labor Party Fiscal deficit Public debt
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Fact Check: Did the Government triple the deficit and is debt $100b higher?
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Labor Opposition Senate Leader Penny Wong claims the Government has tripled the budget deficit in two years, and increased net debt by $100 billion since coming to office.
Verdict: Exaggerated

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Copyright:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2016
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
26 May 2020

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