Opposition would have $9b deficit - govt
Opposition would have $9b deficit - govt Updated: 10:52, Monday March 19, 2012 The federal government has gone on the offensive over the opposition's budget plans, with Finance Minister Penny Wong saying the Coalition will plunge Australia into debt With the federal budget just seven weeks away, Labor's assault has been met with treasury spokesman Joe Hockey's insistence that the the coalition can make savings by cutting government duplication.
The BC government's operating deficit for 2009-10 came in almost $1 billion lower than expected in its post-election forecast, thanks mostly to spending cuts in areas other than health care and education.