Easing off when the unemployment rate is 6% would leave us worse off than we've been in decades.
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Articles on charter of budget honesty
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Changes to the government's targets in its budget update give it room to spend more.
When assessed by the government's own rules, MYEFO fails. The government is spending the latest revenue windfall even though it promised not to.
Forecasts released under the Charter of Budget Honesty are on the wrong time horizon and need greater transparency.
