Ponzi Pallas rolls stamp duty bubble into big spending Budget
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The Victorian Budget was released yesterday afternoon, which contained all the hallmarks of a typical election year Budget, with cash splashes on all manner of programs, along with a nice dose of spruik. Below are key extracts from the Treasurer’s speech, which highlight the Budget’s essence:
Victoria is the fastest growing economy in the nation.
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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.