It was only a couple of weeks ago that the word on everyone’s lips was deficit, writes Bernard Keane.
Government budget deficits
A little credibility deficit at Turnbull’s second coming
Malcolm Turnbull was busy creating a straw man out of the deficit when he spoke at the National Press Club yesterday, writes Bernard Keane.
Howard’s state deficit line doesn’t stand up
State government budget deficits are putting upward pressure on interest rates, the Prime Minister has claimed as a rate rise looms.
Despite saying rates should not be lifted next month, the Prime Minister is warning that the states will run up a $70 billion deficit over the next five years.
