Hypocrite Costello demands Budget prudence

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Is there a bigger hypocrite on Budget-related matters than former Treasurer under the Howard Government, Peter Costello?

Today, Peter Costello has slammed the Turnbull Government for not doing enough to reduce government debt and has urged the Government to cut spending by at least $18 billion to address the debt issue. From The Canberra Times:

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.