Fact sheet
Fact Check: Has the Government doubled the budget deficit?
Publisher
Australian Labor Party
Fiscal deficit
Budget
Australia
Description
Treasurer Joe Hockey is the "Masterchef of cooking the books" according to his Opposition counterpart Chris Bowen, who has repeatedly accused the Coalition of using "voodoo economics" to create a sense of crisis to justify dramatic spending cuts in the budget.
Verdict: Checks Out
Publication Details
Copyright:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2014
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
26 May 2020
