Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer and relates to his claims about fiscal policy. Can the Treasurer confirm that his own fiscal strategy includes a supplementary objective of ‘maintaining budget surpluses over the forward estimates period while growth prospects are sound’. Treasurer, why doesn’t the government’s own fiscal strategy pledge surpluses over the forward estimates no matter what?

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