Morrison to fiddle Budget books for infrastructure

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By Leith van Onselen

The AFR has reported today that Treasurer Scott Morrison will reform the way the Federal Budget is reported to separate “good” debt from “bad” debt, thereby allowing it to expand spending on infrastructure:

…debt accrued to fund recurrent costs in health, welfare and other everyday expenses will essentially be classified as “bad” while that accrued to fund projects and policies that increase productivity and generate income will be classified as “good”.

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About the author
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.