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Myths and Mysteries In The State Mid Year Budget Update – Part 3

So, on these two items alone, compared with 2010 by 2016 there will be a reduction of around $1.75b, representing a massive 10% of the State Government budget. That is, while Weatherill talks of not withdrawing, in truth he and his Government are proposing shrinking what it spends out in the community by 10%. This is very likely the greatest contraction (‘withdrawal’) of government in the nation’s history!

Myths and Mysteries In The State Mid Year Budget Update – Part 1

But the bottom line to the State’s finances by Labor is now, as it has been since the GFC (the start of FY2008-09) that the management of them is clearly out of control.