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Fact Check: Did the Government triple the deficit and is debt $100b higher?
Publisher
Australian Labor Party
Fiscal deficit
Public debt
Description
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
Publication Details
Copyright:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2016
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
26 May 2020
